'Chiberia': extreme cold in Chicago inspires solidarity and awe

The polar vortex of 2019 will become one of the city’s legendary winters, one to be reminisced about with a sense of wonder as much as woe

Brian Marchal isn’t afraid of a little cold weather.

As the founder of the Chicago Polar Bear Club, he has been jumping into frigid Lake Michigan every January for more than 15 years now.

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