People plunge into freezing Lake Michigan during Chicago Polar Bear Club 24th annual Polar Plunge event at Oak Street Beach on Jan. 25, 2025. The event was sold out after selling 1,000 tickets.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Registration is now open for Polar Plunge Chicago, benefiting Special Olympics Illinois, presented by Special Children's Charities. The event returns to North Avenue Beach on ...

A group of hearty souls gathered at Forest Park Beach in Lake Forest Saturday morning to plunge into the freezing waters of Lake Michigan for a cause.

The coldest burst of Arctic air this season is coming to put an icy exclamation point on America’s winter of repeated polar ...

WHAT: The Chicago Polar Bear Club's annual Plunge has had more than 5,000 participants over more than 20 years, which have helped raise over $650, 000 dollars to support Chicago families in need.

Hearts for Honduras Vice President Ellie Logsdon, left, and President and founder Elle Warburton model their club's beanies that will be on sale at the first polar plunge fundraiser on Feb. 1 at ...

The time has come for the 23rd annual Polar Plunge at Oak Street Beach. Since 2001, The Chicago Polar Bear Club has brought together thousands of people to raise money for Chicago-area families.

Ushering in the vortex is a winter storm, the third one of the week, which will track from the Intermountain West on Friday to the East Coast on Sunday.

The 1st Annual Douglas Deaton Memorial Polar Plunge is kicking off this weekend with hundreds expected to take part.