It's Official! March Was Chicago's Warmest Ever
On the heels of its warmest winter in 80 years, it stands to reason that Chicago can also celebrate its warmest month of March on record. According...
On the heels of its warmest winter in 80 years, it stands to reason that Chicago can also celebrate its warmest month of March on record. According...
Posted 03.19.2012
Having already registered five straight days of record warmth, Chicago is likely to continue its record-breaking ways Monday and Tuesday. On Sunday...
AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 03.14.2012
Chicago is likely to see record-breaking high temperatures Wednesday, continuing the trend of an unseasonably warm March to date. And the city is n...
Posted 03.12.2012
The month of March has already gotten off to an almost record-shatteringly warm start, and that trend is set to continue with temperatures some 20 deg...
Posted 03.06.2012
Tuesday's warm weather is certainly something to celebrate in and of itself; but before the week's end, the city could break a high-temperature record...
Posted 03.05.2012
Illinois's mild winter is officially the third warmest on record, as the average temperature has registered about 5 above normal. The Associated Pr...
Posted 02.23.2012
At least 3 and possibly as much as 8 inches of snow is expected to fall in Chicago beginning Thursday evening as the area is under a winter weather ad...
The Expired Meter | Posted 02.23.2012
Back in November, Chicago could be considered the pothole capital of the U.S. It wasn't a surprise to local motorists experiencing the bumpy experi...
Posted 02.10.2012
As snow already begins to fall in parts of Chicago in the early afternoon, meteorologists put the area under a winter weather advisory Friday. As m...
Posted 02.07.2012
What a difference a year can make: Last February, Chicago was reeling from the 20-inch-plus blizzard that blasted the city with winds up to 70 mph and...
AP | By JASON KEYSER | Posted 01.31.2012
CHICAGO -- At the first sign of snow this winter, Robin Fine bolted out on a crucial errand she wishes she had taken care of last year – before ...
Posted 01.31.2012
You call this winter? Though one year ago the Chicago area was preparing for one of the largest snowstorms in the city's history -- which dumped ov...
Posted 01.23.2012
After up to 10 inches of snow were dropped on the Chicago area Friday, the city is expected to experience warmer temperatures and still sloppy conditi...
AP | Posted 01.21.2012
CHICAGO -- Chicago officials worked Friday to prevent a repeat of last year's "snowmageddon," when a blizzard left hundreds of drivers stranded along ...
Posted 01.20.2012
Frigid temperatures in the Chicago area gave way to as much as 8 expected inches of snowfall that began Friday morning. The National Weather Servic...
Posted 01.18.2012
A Chicago man was arrested Tuesday evening after police reportedly caught him surfing near Oak Street Beach. Rex Flodstrom, 40, was cited for diso...
Posted 01.13.2012
A winter storm warning for the Chicago area was called off six hours early, at 3 a.m., Friday, but the aftereffects of the city's first significant sn...
Posted 01.12.2012
Chicago's mild winter came to an abrupt end Thursday when the season's first significant snowstorm brought what could total as much as 8 inches of the...
Chicago Magazine | Posted 03.07.2012
This morning as I was making coffee, I heard birds singing. I didn't smile to myself or do a jaunty heel-kick; I went back to the bedroom to turn off ...
Posted 12.30.2011
Chicago's mild winter-to-date has come as a relief to the city's Department of Streets and Sanitation, particularly when compared to last winter's sno...
Posted 12.19.2011
Chicago's milder-than-usual winter is expected to continue at least through the end of the current week -- good news for procrastinating holiday shopp...
Posted 12.15.2011
The always quirky WGN Morning News show had a special guest reporting on Chicago's weather forecast Thursday morning--Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy. ...
Posted 12.09.2011
You may not be able to build a snowman, but the overnight precipitation did mark the first measurable snowfall of the season in Chicago -- which is on...
Posted 12.08.2011
As Chicago approaches one of the longest snow-free Decembers in its history, possible flurries Thursday threaten to usher the city, finally, into the ...
Posted 11.29.2011
As strong winds, rain and snow are already beginning to make a mark on Chicago, Cook County Homeland Security is gearing up for what they expect will ...
Posted 04.01.2012