Temperatures in the Chicago area are expected to stay well below normal levels this week and might not reach more seasonable levels until the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
The normal high temperature for Chicago for March 28 is 51 degrees, but temperatures at O'Hare International Airport and at the lakefront hovered in the mid-30s this afternoon, said Evan Bentley, a meteorological intern at the weather service's Romeoville office.
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