Here's some scenes from the near north side this afternoon

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Check out 30 quick clips I captured of the wild flashy lightning from last night's storms!
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A new section was added to the west antenna of the Sears Tower this morning. You can see the workers climbing around it this afternoon.

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Check out a nice wide-angle sunset, this evening in #Chicago

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These are a few video clips taken yesterday showing picturesque snowfall and people enjoying the Shamrock and Roll on Division Street festival in #Chicago.

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There is some nice sunset cloud action this evening in #Chicago

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The #snow is back again in #Chicago
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This is a look at some of the lightning I saw from my living room on Tuesday night.
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Some more post-storm sunshine in this pic

This is a video clip of some lightning this afternoon and then a time lapse of the storm as it approached downtown #Chicago

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Downtown #Chicago in the sun after the rain

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Enjoy the nice sunset and warm weather this afternoon in downtown #Chicago

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Check out the latest progress on the Bally's Chicago Casino and adjacent construction.

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I can see some smoke coming from the parking garage area of the New City Development by Mariano's and AMC

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And a slightly different view seen here

Here's a 3:00pm ⅛ speed slow motion snow update from the Gold Coast
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Here are a few video clips of the #Chicago skyline from this afternoon. The air temperature was around 8°.

The air temperature is -1°F at the moment, here in downtown #Chicago

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You can see some nice sunset and Metra train action from Desplaines and Grand, this afternoon in #Chicago

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It was cold enough this morning to shatter one of my windows.

There is a large Cook County Sheriff presence on Elm between Clark and LaSalle, right now in the Gold Coast

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Once and awhile late at night the Sears Tower goes into a strobe light freak out. Is this a fire alarm test and if so why does it take a ½ hour to complete?

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and some video here, as well

The first sunset of 2026 looked nice this afternoon in #Chicago

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This is a look at some of the fog rolling off Lake Michigan this afternoon in #Chicago

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There is a sliver of a sunset, this afternoon in #Chicago

Check out the nice December sunset, this afternoon in #Chicago

The air temperature is 1°F on this Sunday morning in #Chicago

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and some video too