Ben Sabath tries in vain to open an ice-covered gate in Hyde Park on Feb. 22, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago
CHICAGO — Warmer weather finally reached Chicago after a long cold snap, but it’s going take a lot of it to clear the snow and the ice that blanketed Chicago last week.
The city is still encased in ice, with melting snow creating some spectacular and dangerous formations. Here’s a look at what Block Club Chicago photographer Colin Boyle found Monday:
Icicles cover part of a building in Hyde Park on Feb. 22, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoIcicles cover part of a building in Hyde Park on Feb. 22, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoIcicles cover part of a building in Hyde Park on Feb. 22, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoIce hangs dangerously upon power lines in an alley in Hyde Park on Feb. 22, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoIce hangs from a building’s roof in Hyde Park on Feb. 22, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoA balcony is covered in sheets of dangerous ice in the New City neighborhood on Feb. 22, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoA balcony is covered in sheets of dangerous ice in the New City neighborhood on Feb. 22, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoA balcony is covered in sheets of dangerous ice in the New City neighborhood on Feb. 22, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoChicago Water Management works to dig out cars covered in ice along Ashland Avenue as they respond to a broken water pipe below the street in Lincoln Park on Feb. 22, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoIce hangs from a building in Hyde Park on Feb. 22, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoIce hangs dangerously upon power lines in an alley in Hyde Park on Feb. 22, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoIcicles cover part of a building in Hyde Park on Feb. 22, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoBen Sabath tries in vain to open an ice-covered gate in Hyde Park on Feb. 22, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoWater droplets fall from icicles that hang from a building in Hyde Park on Feb. 22, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoWater droplets fall from icicles that hang from a building in Hyde Park on Feb. 22, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoIce hangs from an apartment building’s balconies in Hyde Park on Feb. 22, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoIce hangs from a Canaryville building on Feb. 22, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoA cat walks through an alley in the Canaryville neighborhood on Feb. 22, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoAn abandoned building’s roof collapsed from the weight of snow in the Canaryville neighborhood on Feb. 22, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoAn abandoned building’s roof collapsed from the weight of snow in the Canaryville neighborhood on Feb. 22, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoAn abandoned building’s roof collapsed from the weight of snow in the Canaryville neighborhood on Feb. 22, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoAn abandoned building’s roof collapsed from the weight of snow in the Canaryville neighborhood on Feb. 22, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoA balcony is covered in sheets of dangerous ice in the New City neighborhood on Feb. 22, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoA balcony is covered in sheets of dangerous ice in the New City neighborhood on Feb. 22, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoA planter sits damaged from falling icicles at a home in North Center on Feb. 22, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoA motorist wipes ice and snow off a car’s windshield in Lincoln Park on Feb. 22, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoChicago Water Management works to dig out cars covered in ice along Ashland Avenue as they respond to a broken water pipe below the street in Lincoln Park on Feb. 22, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoChicago Water Management works to dig out cars covered in ice along Ashland Avenue as they respond to a broken water pipe below the street in Lincoln Park on Feb. 22, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago
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