An “intense” band of lake effect snow was falling across the Chicago area late Friday morning, with a new winter storm issued for parts of Cook County and the National Weather Service warning of low visibility and “locally dangerous travel” as bursts of snow continue.

The Chicago area will be under an Extreme Cold Warning on Friday. Local officials are warning residents to be ready for the brutal cold.

The coldest late January stretch Chicagoland has seen in 63 years will continue Wednesday, with more bitter-cold temperatures and subzero wind chills.

It's going to be blustery tonight for the Packers-Bears playoff game. Here's the forecast.

As a storm system departs the Chicago area, another blast of Arctic air will send wind chills plummeting overnight and into Monday.