Obviously this isn't the first polar vortex episode of the winter, but it looks to be the most severe." FILE - A person walks along the shore of ice covered Lake Michigan, Feb. 13, 2025, in Chicago.

Her cross-country adventures prove that cats, dogs, and birds alike can enjoy life on the road if you know how to keep them ...

Climate change has tripled the frequency of atmospheric wave events linked to extreme summer weather in the last 75 years and that may explain why long-range computer forecasts ...

In the atmospheric layer above it, about 10 to 30 miles up, is the stratospheric polar vortex, where every winter a sunlight-starved Arctic spins up a mass of cold air that, ultimately, dissipates ...

Since the Ice Ages, the Polar Vortex has acted as a climatic gatekeeper. When breached, it unleashes freezing air into ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A huge swath of the U.S. was blasted with ice, snow and wind on Monday as the polar vortex that dipped south over the weekend kept much of the country east of the Rockies in its ...

It remains to be seen whether the U.S. Coast Guard will expedite the delivery of new polar icebreakers to maintain its presence in the Arctic amid growing challenges from Russia and China.

Last season Illinois football went 10-3, won a bowl game against South Carolina and now is set to return nearly every starter from the 2024 roster – including star quarterback Luke Altmyer.

Jared Shlensky | Jun 17, 2025 Jul 23, 2024; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini head coach Bret Bielema speaks to the media during the Big 10 football media day at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker said Wednesday he will not sign a budget that includes broad tax hikes to fund new spending as lawmakers are in the final hours of budget negotiations.