Chicago area has been experiencing frigid conditions in recent days. But according to the National Weather Service, windchills dropped in 11 states. Warning of “life-threatening cold,”

Warming centers are open Tuesday across Chicago as wind chills drop as low as -30 degrees Tuesday morning. Nearly 60 Chicago Park District fieldhouses will be open along with local police stations and libraries.

When the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced last October that benefits would only be rising by 2.5% in 2025, a lot of people were disappointed. Now the reality is that a smaller COLA is indicative of cooling inflation.