Overview
- Chicago Public Schools have cancelled all classes and after-school activities for Tuesday due to extreme cold and wind chills that could make temperatures feel as low as minus 30 degrees.
- No remote learning has been scheduled, but schools are expected to reopen on Wednesday.
- The National Weather Service has issued a wind chill warning that extends into Tuesday afternoon, with an advisory continuing through Wednesday morning.
- The freezing air mass is the coldest Chicago has seen in five years, with the last comparable cold snap in January 2019.
- Despite the extreme cold, some Chicagoans are continuing with their daily routines, with one resident stating, 'This is just normal to me.'