Led by a five-run rally in the sixth inning, the No. 4-seeded Panthers rallied back to defeat No. 13 Washington of Fremont, 6-4, in the first round of the North Coast Section Division II playoffs.
Volunteers, outreach groups and city workers spread across the city as extreme cold temperatures took hold, raising concerns about the danger to unsheltered people and other vulnerable populations. And at least one man, a 54-year-old, died from the severe weather.
People who opted to stay in their tent encampments were concerned about leaving their belongings behind, and also reported that some can’t access transportation to get to shelters.
Thousands of people descended on, or were stranded at, Chicago airports amid the onslaught of an ill-timed winter storm. In the city, meanwhile, high winds and plunging challenges put homeless people at risk.