Strong winds will be persistent through the day, with wind chills below zero. The freezing cold temperatures are expected to stay for a while.
Highs will be in the teens Friday and Saturday, but wind chills may be below zero through early next week.
Chicago s lakefront, covered with sheets of ice, has become a popular destination for photo ops, and even for proposals. I m fairly certain someone popped the question out here on the beach in the cold, said Brad McCandless, Chicago resident. More power to them, interesting photo background, not the best setting in my opinion.
The deep freeze iced over stretches of sidewalk and roadway, making for dangerous conditions on foot or in vehicles.
Updated 12/24/2020 9:47 AM
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Catherine Ori s family gather to celebrate her 100th birthday Wednesday September 9, 2020 in Lindenhurst outside at The Village at Victory Lakes. The family sang all of her favorite songs to Ori through the patio door.
Brian Hill | Staff Photographer
Illinois National Guard Kimmons Davis, 24, of Chicago watches as a test subject swaps his nose in a makeshift tent located in the Rolling Meadows High School parking lot. They are preparing to handle several thousand people who will be flowing through for free COVID-19 testing over the next several days.