CBS 2 meteorologist Laura Bannon has the extended forecast.

STARTING TO SET HIM. IT WILL BE RAINY FOR YOUR MORNING COMMUTE. A LOT OF RAIN COMING DOWN AS WE HAD IN THIS MORNING. >> IT WILL STOP, WE HAVE A MESSY MORNING. IT IS BACK TO THE GROUP FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE GETTING BACK OFF OF THAT LONG BREAK. WE HAVE RAINY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE BOARD. AS FAR AS OUR MOST MEANINGFUL CHANCE FOR RAIN IT IS GOING TO BE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS, THEN WE SEE A WIDE RANGE OF TEMPERATURES. 50s AND 60s IN THE FORECAST. I DO NOT INTO THE PAY IS TO BE WIDESPREAD. THIS AFTERNOON SPOTTY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, BUT IN TERMS OF THE MOST MEANINGFUL RAIN IT IS CERTAINLY GOING TO BE WHAT WE ARE DEALING WITH. THIS IS WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT WITH OUR RANGE OF TEMPERATURES. 40s FURTHER OFF TO THE NORTH. UPPER 40s OUT TOWARD MIDWAY. HEAD OUT TOWARD JOLIET NEAR 60 DEGREES. WE HAVE BUSY WEATHER ACROSS MUCH OF THE COUNTRY.

YOU FIND SNOW FURTHER OFF TOWARD THE WEST AND ALSO INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS. RAIN ELSEWHERE MOVING INTO THE OHIO VALLEY. FOR US WE SEE WIDESPREAD RAIN ON TOP OF US. WE WILL SEE THIS BACK EDGE CLEAR OUT AS HIS RAIN MOVES TOWARD THE NORTH AND EAST. I DO THINK FOR CHICAGO AT LEAST THE RAIN WILL BE A LITTLE MORE PERSISTENT AND ALSO WITH THOSE FOGGY CONDITIONS. THE VISIBILITY HAS IMPROVED DRAMATICALLY. AT 4:00 A.M. WE HAD A DENSE FOG ADVISORY, THAT HAS BEEN EXPIRED. WE ARE STILL DEALING WITH PATCHY FOG. THE TIMEFRAME IS MOST OF THIS TAPERING OFF BY 7-8:00 THIS MORNING WITH SPOTTY SHOWERS AT TIMES. AN ADDITIONAL PUSH FOR SHOWERS DURING YOUR AFTERNOON FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS. TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL TURN COOLER. TODAY A HIGH OF 47 DEGREES. FOR YOUR AFTERNOON THERE IS A SPOTTY CHANCE FOR SHOWERS. FOR TONIGHT DOWN TO 34 DEGREES.

AND MUCH COLDER FEEL FROM WHERE WE ARE STARTING OFF. COLDER THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE WEEK, MORE TYPICAL FOR WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT IN JANUARY. WE WILL SEE SOME SNOW SHOWERS AROUND ON THURSDAY, ANOTHER ATTENTION FOR

Catching Up on Sports Events Culture in Chicago

The city of Chicago is home to several major league teams, including the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago Bears. In recent years, the city has also been ranked as one of the top sports towns in the country. As such, it is a good idea to keep abreast of the latest sporting news and gossip. One of the best ways to do so is to read up on the various sports related events at the venues of your choice. If you haven’t done so already, you are missing out.

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