Photo Gallery: Sub-zero temperatures blast the Midwest
Posted January 23, 2026 12:07 pm
Jewel grocery store employee Coral Brady bundles up against the sub-zero temperatures on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026 while gathering carts from the parking lot in Cary.
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A woman breaks into a run to escape the extreme cold weather Friday, Jan. 23, 2026 in St. Charles. Temperatures Friday were expected to dip as low as -13.
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Two men battle the extreme cold weather Friday, Jan. 23, 2026 as they head into a grocery store in St. Charles. The National Weather Service said wind chills could hit -35 degrees.
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A woman hugs the wall in an effort to avoid blustery winds as extreme cold weather roll through the area Friday, Jan. 23, 2026 in St. Charles.
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People walk on an ice covered beach along the shore of Lake Michigan, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, in Chicago.
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A person walks on an ice covered beach along the shore of Lake Michigan, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, in Chicago.
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A person walks on an ice covered beach along the shore of Lake Michigan, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, in Chicago.
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A runner and his dog circle a frozen Prospect Lake in Colorado Springs, Colo., Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, as snow and extremly cold weather hits the Pikes Peak Region.
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A person crosses an intersection in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026.
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A person walks by a vehicle that was plowed in by snow in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026.
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A person walks through the cold on the Campau Promenade in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026.
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Steam is seen over Lake Michigan as frigid temperatures for the day are not expected to reach zero degrees Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, in Milwaukee.
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Doug Kunde watches as steam is seen over Lake Michigan as frigid temperatures for the day are not expected to reach zero degrees Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, in Milwaukee.
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