At the beginning of this month, Chicago experienced weather like no other. Wind gusts reached the shores of Lake Michigan creating an unbearable -42 degrees for January 6, 2014. Yet again, Chicago is getting a cold awakening on January 27, 2014. The Monday blues are getting even harder to deal with this winter.
According to the Chicago Tribune, the negative degree weather for tomorrow will be faced with winds traveling up to 30 miles per hour. After looking at WGN's Emergency Closings list, it is shown that almost all Chicago schools have chosen to close down their facilities due to the harsh weather conditions being predicted. However, other schools have decided to wait to see the true outlook tomorrow morning. The main concern is of younger school children walking to school and waiting outside their bus stops. They may not know how to handle such conditions. Many museums are scheduled to be closed as well, such as the Adler Planetarium and the Shedd Aquarium. Also, Lincoln Park Zoo is planning to remain open by keeping the animals in heated barns. Chicago is not a town prepared for these types of extreme temperatures and it would be best to close down facilities like these for the day rather than to create more risks of safety.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-chicago-public-schools-closing-20140126,0,6598411.story
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