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The sun rises over Lake Michigan in sub-zero temperatures during the Arctic blast, as seen from the Museum Campus in Chicago on Feb. 7, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago
CITYWIDE — Chicago was hit by bone-chilling temperatures and snow this weekend, with wind chills dipping to 25 degrees below zero at Midway Airport early Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.
Block Club photographer Colin Boyle spent the weekend along Lake Michigan to document the cold.
Check out his photos below:
Streeterville and Gold Coast buildings cast shadows on Lake Michigan, as seen from the 360 CHICAGO Observation Deck in the Streeterville neighborhood on February 5, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoSteam and the sun rise over Lake Michigan in sub-zero temperatures during the Arctic blast, as seen from the Museum Campus in Chicago on February 7, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoIce forms on Lake Michigan and the pier during the Arctic blast at 63rd Street Beach in the Jackson Park neighborhood on February 6, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoA flock of mergansers fly over a frozen Lake Michigan, eclipsing industrial buildigns, during the Arctic blast at 63rd Street Beach in the Jackson Park neighborhood on February 6, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoPancake ice resembling a sad face floats on Lake Michigan during the Arctic blast at 63rd Street Beach in the Jackson Park neighborhood on February 6, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoClouds hang over a cold Lake Michigan, as seen from the 360 CHICAGO Observation Deck in the Streeterville neighborhood on February 5, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoBuildings cast shadows over ice forming on Lake Michigan, as seen from the 360 CHICAGO Observation Deck in the Streeterville neighborhood on February 5, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago
Sounds of the ice moving here at Lake Michigan as the sun rises over the city. 2/7/2021
A person takes a photo as steam and the sun rise over Lake Michigan in sub-zero temperatures during the Arctic blast, as seen from the Museum Campus in Chicago on February 7, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoSteam and the sun rise over Lake Michigan in sub-zero temperatures during the Arctic blast, as seen from the Museum Campus in Chicago on February 7, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoA cyclist carries their bike through the snow as steam and the sun rise over Lake Michigan in sub-zero temperatures during the Arctic blast, as seen from the Museum Campus in Chicago on February 7, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoThe sun sets over the Chicago skyline, as seen from Rainbow Park Beach in the South Shore neighborhood on February 5, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoIce forms on Lake Michigan and the pier during the Arctic blast at 63rd Street Beach in the Jackson Park neighborhood on February 6, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoA chunk of ice glimmers in the sunlight as the sun rises over Lake Michigan in sub-zero temperatures during the Arctic blast, as seen from the Museum Campus in Chicago on February 7, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoPart of Chicago’s skyline in the cold of winter as seen from the 360 CHICAGO Observation Deck in the Streeterville neighborhood on February 5, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoSteam and the sun rise over Lake Michigan in sub-zero temperatures during the Arctic blast, as seen from the Museum Campus in Chicago on February 7, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago
