Article updated: 1/31/2013 6:08 AM

Winter whiplash? Weather goes to extremes

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On Tuesday, 3-year-old Madalynn Kerley, sister Melody, 4, and mother Michelle, all of Palatine, enjoyed the swing and 60-degree temperatures at North School Park in Arlington Heights. On Wednesday, snow and freezing rain moved in.

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Residents in the Chicago area have been whiplashed by recent weather extremes. Workers strolled through downtown without coats Tuesday as temperatures soared into the mid-60s. But the deep freeze has set in this morning.

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