Extreme Cold Warning: Chicago temperatures plunge below zero; warning centers open, schools closed Friday

Source CBS Local
Original Load Date Jan. 23, 2026, 10 a.m.
Last Updated Jan. 23, 2026, 10 a.m.
Original URL https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/extreme-cold-warning-chicago-temperature-weather-today/

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Dangerously cold conditions have arrived in Chicago on Friday, bringing subzero temperatures and wind chills as low as 20 to 40 below zero. An Extreme Cold Warning is in effect for Boone, Will, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Kankakee, Grundy, Lee, Lake, La Salle, McHenry, Winnebago and Living...