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 Weather: Wind Chill Advisories in ... However, 19th Annual Waukegan Polar Bear Plunge hosted by the Waukegan Park District and the city of Waukegan, went on as planned at the Waukegan ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- On Saturday, Jan. 28, the Chicago Polar Bear Club's 22nd Annual Polar Plunge is continuing a long tradition of fundraising and community support. Each year, hundreds of people ...

But that won’t stop the Chicago Polar Bear Club. Organizers considered rescheduling the club’s 18th annual Polar Plunge at Oak Street Beach because of the weather. But the event’s founder ...

Whether you’re looking to check off a bucket list challenge, get outside during a long Chicago winter, or do some good for your community, the annual polar plunge is the perfect way to dare to care.

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(CBS) --The City of Waukegan dove into the new year with its 24th annual Polar Bear Plunge. Hundreds of people ... Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Jeramie began working with ...

Bob Hack and Terry Magnuson (right) prepare to take the polar plunge into Lake Michigan on Saturday at Oak Street Beach in Chicago. The two are members of the Chicago Polar Bear Club which raises ...

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