This week , temperature in Chicago douse to -16 level Fahrenheit ( -26.7 degree Celsius ) on the heals of the frigid , dense airknown as a polar swirl , which has swept across the Midwest and through huge portion of the United States .
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The freezewave brought dangerously cold-blooded temperatures , colder than any meet for 20 age , and transmute the Chicago shoreline along the Lake Michigan into what would be an frigid fairy kingdom — if it were n’t so deadly cold . Here ’s our photo collection , straight from the heart of the ice .
Mist rises from Lake Michigan at North Avenue Beach.
Photo : Scott Olson / Getty Images
Chicago firefighters transport a woman to an ambulance following a minor commuter train accident in the Loop.
This is not how you should protect your smartphone in cold weather.
Commuter makes a sub-zero trek to office in the Loop.
Ice builds up along Lake Michigan at North Avenue Beach.
A sign reads -24.
Swimming is definitely not recommended.
A Chicago flag with snowflakes instead of stars is displayed on the back of a newspaper vending box.
Hit by a polar air mass.
Commuters arrive at the La Salle Street commuter rail station.
Photo : Charles Rex Arbogast / AP
Wind chills are expected to reach 40 to 50 below.
Commuters make their way across the Chicago River.
Big chunks of ice along Lake Michigan.
Miniature ice skyscrapers.
A person runs along Lake Michigan in temperatures well below zero.
The frozen skyline.
The bitter weather comes after a heavy snowstorm hit much of the region last week.
Photo : Teresa Crawford / AP
A blanket of fog covers Lake Michigan.
A Delta plane is de-iced at Chicago Midway International Airport. More than 400 flights were cancelled at Chicago’s airports on Monday.
Photo : Kiichiro Sato / AP
This satellite image shows the entry of a large area of low pressure, from the Polar Vortex, into the Northern U.S. 6 February 2025. The weather system is expected to move northward back over Canada toward the end of the week.
picture : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration / Getty Images
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