Overview
- Daytime temperatures reached the upper 50s Friday, creating unseasonably mild conditions across the city and suburbs.
- ABC7 reports the warmer pattern is likely to hold through parts of the weekend.
- Maggie Daley Park opened its ice-skating ribbon with holiday lights despite the mild air, with reservations available.
- Residents described last week’s first snow as sleet-filled and hazardous, with reports of people sliding and falling.
- Locals traded heavy coats for lighter layers, and visitors from Los Angeles remarked on the unexpected comfort.