The winter of 2019 is definitely one for the books. We've been through snow, rain, crazy temperatures swings, a winter thunderstorm, the polar vortex...and now another ice storm has hit the Chicago area. As temperatures hovered around freezing, the precipitation has rotated between rain, sleet, freezing rain and snow. Aside from the treacherous driving and … Continue reading This Crazy Winter
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A Yard Full of Snow
Since I moved to Chicago about 20 years ago, I can't remember having this much snow on the ground for this long. It would snow, be pretty for a few days, and then melt leaving everything covered in a layer of depressing gray and brown. So for as much as this winter has been a … Continue reading A Yard Full of Snow
An Icy Chicago River
This past weekend we were downtown and had a great view of the Chicago River that runs right through the heart of Chicago. With a winter like this, it's no wonder it's covered with ice. Even Lake Michigan has the most ice cover to date in 20 years. The ice in the river did make … Continue reading An Icy Chicago River