Now this sounds like a nice change of pace: Instead of the usual harsh, gloomy winter with icy blasts of wind and dirty snow piled up into April, northern Illinois may be on track for some welcome relief. Let’s go, El Nino. We’re counting on you to deliver some mild weather for our famously chilly metropolis, even as you wreak havoc elsewhere around the world. El Nino refers to a warm-up in ...