People plunge into freezing Lake Michigan during Chicago Polar Bear Club 24th annual Polar Plunge event at Oak Street Beach on Jan. 25, 2025. The event was sold out after selling 1,000 tickets.

A polar bear emerges from Lake Michigan with temperatures in the 20s on March 2, 2025, during the annual Polar Plunge benefitting Special Olympics Illinois. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- An annual tradition at the ... Kuvia has traditionally ended with the Polar Bear Run—historically a naked sprint from the steps of Harper Memorial Library across the Main ...

In 2018, staff at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago began to notice something unusual about a male polar bear named Siku ... dermatologist at Michigan State University. "I wouldn't be surprised if ...

The Polar Express Train Ride is one of the most iconic Chicago Christmas traditions for the holiday season. But will it return in 2024? According to organizers, construction won't allow it to ...