A Wee Bit Chilly

Expected wind chills well into the negative double digits, and so cold, they cancelled the January Polar Plunge:

• One of this season’s annual Polar Plunge events, where brave swimmers take a dip in the freezing waters of Lake Michigan to benefit needy families, has been canceled due to the extreme cold in the Chicago area.

  A separate, a much larger Polar Plunge event, which occurs every March and raises money for Special Children’s Charities and Special Olympics Illinois, is not affected.

  This year’s plunge, scheduled for Saturday, was canceled due to “extreme weather and beach conditions,” according to a statement from the Chicago Polar Bear Club, a local nonprofit that holds the event each January to raise money to support families who need help with, among other things, covering medical expenses, finding safe homes and caring for extended family.

You know it's always cooler near the lake.

It would seem it's even colder in the lake. 

Stay warm if you can.