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Arctic blast brings warnings, closures and cancellations to Chicago area

Image The Eagle-Tribune 23 Jan 2026
CHICAGO — With frigid temperatures sweeping into the region, Chicagoans are being asked to take precautions and make alternate plans as the brutal cold closes area schools and sinks plans for a weekend polar plunge ... .
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A collapsing polar vortex brings Arctic blast to Chicago area. How long will it last?

Image Chicago Tribune 22 Jan 2026
But Chicago-area residents only notice them when they collapse, experts say ... Chicago weather ... NWS plans to issue another cold weather advisory over the weekend as sustained cold air will remain in the Chicago area until at least Tuesday.
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Skaters play pond hockey as wind chills plummet below minus-20 in Chicago area

Chicago Sun-Times 20 Jan 2026
"It's kind of a community thing. Everyone shows up, everyone talks to each other, you meet people.". Temperatures in the single digits and gusty wind conditions made for wind chills well below zero degrees in the Chicago area Monday ... 14 ... 19, 2026.
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Hundreds return to Broadview to denounce federal agents’ killings in Minneapolis, Chicago area

Image Chicago Tribune 17 Jan 2026
Hatfield, 38, said she’d been working with local rapid response volunteer groups in the western suburbs and planned to keep that work up, particularly should agents refocus on the Chicago area in this spring as they have pledged to do.
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Peoria home designed by noted Chicago-area architect Paul Schweikher listed for $975,000

Image Chicago Tribune 13 Jan 2026
Built in 1949 and designed by noted Chicago-area architect Paul Schweikher (1903-1997), the low-slung, rambling house, which came on the market in mid-November, is one of Peoria’s most architecturally ...
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Here are the Chicago area’s top 10 home sales of 2025

Image Chicago Tribune 13 Jan 2026
For residential real estate, 2025 was the year of the Chicago-area megasale. Two mansions on the North Shore sold for more than $30 million each, setting new Chicago-area sales records.
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Chicago-area man arrested in connection with double-slaying of ex-wife, husband in Ohio

Chicago Sun-Times 12 Jan 2026
Authorities arrested a Chicago-area man in Rockford on Saturday in connection with the death of his ex-wife and her husband in Ohio ... Monique Tepe, 39, and Spencer Tepe, 37, were fatally shot in their Columbus, Ohio, home on Dec ... Related ... ....
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Chicago area celebrates Bears' victory vs. Packers on Saturday with freebies and local deals

Chicago Sun-Times 12 Jan 2026
The Chicago Bears thrilled the city Saturday with a come-from-behind four-point victory over the Green Bay Packers in their wild-card playoff game at Soldier Field ... Chicago Ave ... Chicago (Lakeview), ...
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After Maduro’s capture, Venezuelans in the Chicago area face difficult choice: ‘People are afraid to ...

Image Chicago Tribune 11 Jan 2026
Meanwhile, some Venezuelans in the Chicago area who entered the country illegally or are without granted status have no protections from immigration enforcement under a second Trump administration — even as they seek to stay in the U.S.
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Record-breaking rainfall leaves hundreds of streets and basements flooded in the Chicago area

Sott 10 Jan 2026
Record-breaking rainfall left hundreds of streets and basements flooded in the Chicago area by Friday morning. O'Hare Airport, the official climate site of Chicago, recorded 1.92 inches of rain — ...
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Judge cites Minneapolis ICE shooting as she pauses dismissal of Chicago-area use-of-force lawsuit

Chicago Sun-Times 09 Jan 2026
... in Chicago ... Lawyers challenging aggressive Chicago immigration enforcement move to dismiss case ... DOJ lawyer says deportation campaign in Chicago isn’t over as judge considers lawsuit’s dismissal.
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Illinois files lawsuit challenging child care funding freeze as Chicago-area parents grapple with anxiety

Chicago Sun-Times 09 Jan 2026
Child care providers across the Chicago area vehemently agree that the freeze would cause “devastating” ripple effects for businesses, their employees and the families they serve.
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