Chicago Winter

An Illinois Institute of Technology professor built a 12-foot igloo on campus with his students.

With dangerously cold temperatures impacting the Chicago area, NBC Chicago’s Courtney Sisk offers tips on how to care for your car in these conditions.

Picture this: It’s the dead of winter in Chicago, with a cold weather advisory in place, wind chills as low as -30 — and your car won’t start.

Alicia Roman has the latest forecast for the Chicago area as a cold weather advisory continues for a second day.

While many things may be closed on Monday, Feb. 17 in honor of Presidents Day, many Chicago museums are open, and some are even offering free admission.

Two days of bitterly cold temperatures are expected this week in the Chicago area.

The latest round of wintry cold means below-zero wind chills for the Chicago area. NBC 5 meteorologist Kevin Jeanes has your forecast.

Kevin Jeanes has the latest forecast.

Road conditions across Illinois were already slick and slippery Wednesday morning. By afternoon, they were expected to worsen.

Snow was already falling in parts of the Chicago area Wednesday morning, but when can you expect the heaviest band and how long will it fall?

The list of Illinois schools closed into anticipation of the winter storm headed to Illinois continued to grow Wednesday morning, to grow, with more than 100 schools announcing closures or shifts to e-learning. But was Chicago Public Schools on the list?

The Chicago area Wednesday will see the first of two rounds of heavy snow, with total accumulation of six inches or higher in some parts.

More than 100 Chicago-area schools, colleges and daycares were closed Wednesday as the first major winter storm is set to move in, with upwards of six inches of snow or more possible and significant travel impacts expected.

Chicago’s first major winter storm of the season is here, with as much as six inches of snow possible in some parts, dozens of Illinois schools closed and significant travel impacts expected.

Alicia Roman has the latest forecast.

Preparations are underway across the Chicago area for what could be the season’s biggest snowfall thus far. NBC Chicago’s Natalie Martinez reports.

As a Chicago winter storm approaches, meteorologist Brant Miller shares essential snow blower safety tips to keep you prepared.

With the calendar having switched over to February, families making plans for the month ahead can turn to Chicago-area museums, many of which are offering free admission days for Illinois residents this month.

Multiple Chicago-area attractions and museums are offering free admission days for Illinois residents for February 2025, with many also extending free days in March.

While warming up cars for a while during the winter used to be a common practice, that has changed in recent decades.