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Chicago, IL – Residents across northern Illinois woke up to a sharp blast of Arctic cold Monday morning as temperatures dipped below zero in parts of the region, marking the coldest morning in more than a month.
According to the National Weather Service Chicago, Rockford Airport bottomed out at -3 degrees after sunrise at 10:36 a.m. CST Monday, while Chicago O’Hare International Airport recorded a low of -1 degree. Officials said this marks the first sub-zero temperatures observed at both climate sites since December 14, when Rockford reached -6 degrees and O’Hare dropped to -2 degrees…