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Icy blast across Midwest reminds of 2014 'polar vortex,' with worst to come

Chicago’s lakefront is frozen over Friday, Jan. 25, 2019.  The National Weather Service had a wind chill warning in effect until 12 p.m. Friday for counties in northwestern and north central Illinois. (Tyler LaRiviere/Chicago Sun-Times via AP) ILCHS101 ILCHS101

An arctic blast spread painful cold across the Midwest on Friday. Forecasters called it a replay of the "polar vortex" that bludgeoned the U.S. in 2014 — and maybe even colder, with wind chills by midweek as much as 45 below in Chicago.  VIEW

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