to its infamous name. many chicagoans are not happy. no, i m not. i was hoping that it would wait. i m trying to get out of here friday. travel to and from the midwest may be impossible starting thursday through early christmas eve. last-minute shoppers are pounding the pavement and the stores. i mean, i m excited for a white christmas but like anyone who is trying to travel thursday or friday is not going to be able to. so it will be a lot of people spending their christmas at the airport. at the kris kringle market safety plans are being worked out. we re monitoring the weather and temperatures and looking at the national weather service what s going on and then we ll make a decision within the next couple of days how to handle the cold at the market locations. our number one priority is the safety of our visitors, vendors,