Registration is now open for Polar Plunge Chicago, benefiting Special Olympics Illinois, presented by Special Children's ...

A system is expected to move in around the Chicago area Wednesday into Thursday prompting scattered snow showers. Temperatures rebound starting Wednesday afternoon with highs back in the lower 20s.

People plunge into freezing Lake Michigan during Chicago Polar Bear Club 24th annual Polar Plunge event at Oak Street Beach on Jan. 25, 2025. The event was sold out after selling 1,000 tickets.

Whether you’re looking to check off a bucket list challenge, get outside during a long Chicago winter, or do some good for your community, the annual polar plunge is the perfect way to dare to care.

Two suspects were arrested for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars worth of tools from Home Depot stores in Orange County. The suspects were identified as Karen Juliana Hurtado Lopez, 23, and ...

A group of hearty souls gathered at Forest Park Beach in Lake Forest Saturday morning to plunge into the freezing waters of Lake Michigan for a cause.

There’s no doubt that the 1,000-square-foot Tiffany Dome at the Chicago Cultural Center is the center of attention in Preston Bradley Hall. In fact, Cultural Center staffers told my colleague Erica ...