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 ...

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 ...

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 segment of the polar bear population is at risk of extinction ... assistant professor at the University of Manitoba's Department of Environment and Geography and co-author of the paper, told ...

Seven miles south of downtown, squeezed between Washington Park and Lake Michigan, Hyde Park is a gateway to Chicago’s South Side, dominated by the spires and squares of the University of Chicago.