Extra Extra: Polar Bear Plunge Sets Record For Participants
By Chuck Sudo in News on Mar 1, 2014 12:00AM
- Spurred on by the challenge set forth by Mayor Emanuel to Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon, more than 3,000 people have registered for Sunday's Polar Bear Plunge at North Avenue Beach. That's one frosty bandwagon. [Tribune]
- Sunday's weather forecast calls for a lot of shrinkage at the Polar Bear Plunge. [ABC 7]
- The Shedd Aquarium has a new canine ambassador, Marlin. [Shedd Aquarium]
- The Harrison Street Bridge will close for a six-month span starting Monday as the state begins work on the Circle Interchange. [DNAInfo Chicago]
- Here's a peek at what Chicago could look like in 20 years. [Huffington Post Chicago]
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