Chicago area has been experiencing frigid conditions in recent days. But according to the National Weather Service, windchills dropped in 11 states. Warning of “life-threatening cold,” temperatures are expected to hover in the single digits into midweek, officials said.
The skyline is framed by icy concrete near Diversey Harbor on a day with frigid temperatures on Feb. 18, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)Ethan Kirschbaum wears a snowsuit to brave cold temperatures as he crosses Belmont Avenue in Lake View on Feb. 18, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicagoans brave cold temperatures with degree wind chills in Chicago on Feb. 18, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)Pedestrians brave the bitterly cold, single digit temperatures as they make their way along downtown Chicago on Feb. 17, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)A snowman sits near Diversey Harbor on a day with frigid temperatures on Feb. 18, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
A person braves cold temperatures as he waits at the corner of Belmont Avenue and Broadway in Lake View on Feb. 18, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)Kleah Nguyen, of San Diego, walks with her family in the Loop despite frigid temperatures on Feb. 17, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)People brave cold temperatures as they cross Belmont Avenue in Lake View on Feb. 18, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Pedestrians brave the bitterly cold, single digit temperatures as they make their way along downtown Chicago, on Feb. 17, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)A person at the lake front hurries back to his vehicle after looking over the frozen lake Michigan and Chicago skyline at Montrose Beach on Feb. 18, 2025, as Chicago and the surrounding areas remained under a cold weather until noon on Tuesday. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
