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Today's Weather: Found Money

By Chuck Sudo in News on Aug 10, 2012 1:00PM

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Photo Credit: Courtney Mowry

Turn off the air conditioning, fans, dehumidifiers and open your windows wide. Today's weather forecast means we're playing with found money. Samantha noted in Thursday's "Extra Extra" that a 44-day heat streak ended in Chicago. Today we're looking at the mildest temperatures in the area since late June, along with some much-needed rain and plenty of wind to remind us we live in Chicago. Brew a strong pot of coffee and play some Coltrane—I recommend Crescent—and don't make any noise about breaking out sweaters and boots. That's still a ways down the road/