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Ice forms on a pier in Lake Michigan near 31st Street Beach with temperatures around zero degrees, Jan. 26, 2026. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
Ice forms on a Lake Michigan pier near 31st Street Beach with temperatures hovering around zero degrees on Jan. 26, 2026. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
Steam rises off Lake Michigan near 31st Street Harbor while the sun rises with temperatures around zero degrees, Jan. 26, 2026, in Chicago. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
Steam rises off Lake Michigan near 31st Street Harbor while the sun rises with temperatures around zero degrees, Jan. 26, 2026, in Chicago. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
Ice floats off the shore of Lake Michigan with temperatures around zero degrees, Jan. 26, 2026, in Chicago. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
Ice floats off the shore of Lake Michigan with temperatures around zero degrees, Jan. 26, 2026, in Chicago. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
The sun rises over the Chicago skyline from North Avenue Beach with temperatures around zero, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
The sun rises over the Chicago skyline as seen from North Avenue Beach with temperatures around zero on Jan. 26, 2026. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
Max, 5, and Alina Raizin, 2, get a ride in the snow after sledding Jan. 25, 2026, at Mary Bartelme Park in Chicago's West Loop as cold weather continues. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
Max, 5, and Alina Raizin, 2, get a ride in the snow after sledding on Jan. 25, 2026, at Mary Bartelme Park in Chicago’s West Loop as cold weather continues. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
A CTA "L" train passes over Chicago's Loop while pedestrians and drivers battle the snow Jan. 25, 2026, as cold weather continues. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
A CTA “L” train passes over Chicago’s Loop while pedestrians and drivers battle the snow on Jan. 25, 2026, as cold weather continues. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
People cross the DuSable Bridge on North Michigan Avenue while snow falls Jan. 25, 2026, as cold weather continues in Chicago. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
People cross the DuSable Bridge on North Michigan Avenue while snow falls on Jan. 25, 2026, as cold weather continues in Chicago. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
People cross the DuSable Bridge on North Michigan Avenue while snow falls and the Chicago River starts to freeze Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, as cold weather continues. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
People cross the DuSable Bridge on North Michigan Avenue while snow falls and the Chicago River starts to freeze Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, as cold weather continues. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
People walk along North Michigan Avenue while snow falls Jan. 25, 2026, as cold weather continues in Chicago's Loop. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
People walk along North Michigan Avenue while snow falls on Jan. 25, 2026, as cold weather continues in Chicago. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
Pedestrians cross East Wacker Drive in the snow Jan. 25, 2026, as cold weather continues in Chicago's Loop. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
Pedestrians cross East Wacker Drive in the snow on Jan. 25, 2026, as cold weather continues in Chicago’s Loop. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
A dog in a jacket and boots crosses the Wabash Avenue Bridge as snow falls Jan. 25, 2026, and cold weather continues. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
A dog in a jacket and boots crosses the Wabash Avenue Bridge as snow falls on Jan. 25, 2026, and cold weather continues. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
People walk along North Michigan Avenue while snow falls Jan. 25, 2026, and cold weather continues in Chicago's Loop. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
People walk along North Michigan Avenue while snow falls on Jan. 25, 2026, and cold weather continues in Chicago’s Loop. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
A worker shovels the sidewalk on North Michigan Avenue while snow falls Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, as cold weather continues. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
A worker shovels the sidewalk on North Michigan Avenue while snow falls Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, as cold weather continues. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
A person walks the Riverwalk while the Chicago River starts to freeze Jan. 25, 2026, as cold weather continues. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
A person walks the Riverwalk while the Chicago River starts to freeze on Jan. 25, 2026, as cold weather continues. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
A fisherman casts a line into a hole in the ice in Diversey Harbor, Jan. 22, 2026, as frigid weather descends on Chicago. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
A fisherman casts a line into a hole in the ice in Diversey Harbor, Jan. 22, 2026, as frigid weather descends on Chicago. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
George Miller's beard is encrusted with ice after he took a frigid dip in Lake Michigan at Montrose Beach, on one of the coldest days in years, Jan. 23, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)
George Miller’s beard is encrusted with ice after he took a frigid dip in Lake Michigan at Montrose Beach, on one of the coldest days in years on Jan. 23, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)
Brave swimmers tread water at Montrose Beach on one of Chicago's coldest days in years, Jan. 23, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)
Brave swimmers tread water at Montrose Beach on one of Chicago's coldest days in years on Jan. 23, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)
Brave souls layer up to take pics and experience the cold off Lake Michigan in below zero temps, at Montrose Beach, in one of the coldest days in years, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)
Brave souls layer up to take pics and experience the cold off Lake Michigan in below zero temps, at Montrose Beach, in one of the coldest days in years, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)
Layered up to take pics and experience the cold off of Lake Michigan at Montrose Beach, a person covers their face on one of the coldest days in years, Jan. 23, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)
Layered up to take pics and experience the cold off of Lake Michigan at Montrose Beach, a person covers their face on one of the coldest days in years, Jan. 23, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)
Ice forms in DuSable Harbor on Lake Michigan on Jan. 22, 2026, as frigid weather descends on Chicago. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
Ice forms in DuSable Harbor on Lake Michigan on Jan. 22, 2026, as frigid weather descends on Chicago. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
Ice forms in Monroe Harbor on Lake Michigan in front of the skyline, Jan. 22, 2026, as frigid weather descends on Chicago. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
Ice forms in Monroe Harbor on Lake Michigan in front of the skyline on Jan. 22, 2026, as frigid weather descends on Chicago. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
An ice fisherman drags his portable ice shelther across Fox Lake on a bitter cold morning on Jan. 20, 2026, in Fox Lake. The temperature was in the single-digits with below-zero windchill. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)
An ice fisherman drags his portable ice shelther across Fox Lake on a bitter cold morning on Jan. 20, 2026, in Fox Lake. The temperature was in the single digits with below-zero windchill. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)
Students leave Mollison Elementary School during dismissal after Chicago Public Schools canceled Friday classes due to sub-zero temperatures, Jan. 22, 2026. The National Weather Service has issued an extreme cold watch from 4 a.m. Thursday until noon Friday for Chicago as well as central, north central and northeast Illinois. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)
Students leave Mollison Elementary School during dismissal after Chicago Public Schools canceled Friday classes due to subzero temperatures on Jan. 22, 2026. The National Weather Service has issued an extreme-cold watch from 4 a.m. Thursday until noon Friday for Chicago as well as central, north-central and northeast Illinois. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)
Homeless man Frank Solberg, who lives near Lower Columbus and South Water St., gives a hug to Angela Green, commissioner of the City of Chicago's Department of Family and Support Services after Solberg accepted a bag of donations during the annual Point-in-Time Count of people experiencing homelessness on Jan. 22, 2026. Solberg has been homeless for around 20 years. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Homeless man Frank Solberg, who lives near Lower Columbus Drive and South Water Street, gives a hug to Angela Green, commissioner of the City of Chicago’s Department of Family and Support Services after Solberg accepted a bag of donations during the annual Point-in-Time Count of people experiencing homelessness on Jan. 22, 2026. Solberg has been homeless for around 20 years. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Cristina Pacione-Zayas, chief of staff for mayor Brandon Johnson, gives out hand warmers while chatting with Andre Edward Holmes (cq) on South Water Street as the City of Chicago's Department of Family and Support Services conduct their annual Point-in-Time Count of people experiencing homelessness on Jan. 22, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Cristina Pacione-Zayas, chief of staff for Mayor Brandon Johnson, gives out hand warmers while chatting with Andre Edward Holmes on South Water Street as the City of Chicago’s Department of Family and Support Services conduct their annual Point-in-Time Count of people experiencing homelessness on Jan. 22, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
People walk along West Monroe Street as the cold temperatures set in on, Jan. 21, 2026. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)
People walk along West Monroe Street as the cold temperatures set in on Jan. 21, 2026. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)
With a below-zero windchill, a pedestrian passes pockets of steam along Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago on Jan. 20, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)
With a below-zero windchill, a pedestrian passes pockets of steam along Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago on Jan. 20, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)
Ice covers surfaces Jan. 20, 2026, after an overnight fire in an apartment building in the 800 block of North May Street in Chicago. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)
Ice covers surfaces Jan. 20, 2026, after an overnight fire in an apartment building in the 800 block of North May Street in Chicago. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)