New DH calendar
Article updated: 1/24/2013 7:46 AM

Deep freeze holds Midwest in its grip, slides toward Northeast

Buy this photo Buy this photo
next prev 1 of 2
   
Gallery Image

Lee Farkas of Geneva keeps his head down while waiting for the train to Chicago at the Geneva Metra station as the temperature hovers around 0 degrees Tuesday morning. Remarking on the cold, Farkas said "It's ridiculous."

Rick West | Staff Photographer

A commuter bundles up against extreme cold conditions Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, in Chicago.

Associated Press

About this Article

Misery loves company, right? The Upper Midwest remained locked in a deep freeze Wednesday as the bitter temperatures crept eastward. The cold snap that arrived Saturday night has been blamed for several suburban deaths. The National Weather Service said states from Ohio through to the far northeast of Maine could expect to be slammed by that Arctic blast on Wednesday.

Related Content

Chicago firefighters battle huge warehouse blaze