<p>Extreme cold produced by the "<keyword id="2002583" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="polar-vortex">polar vortex</keyword>" has slammed the U.S. for the past two days, and <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/chicago-cold-photos-2014-1" target="_blank">Chicago has been especially hard hit</a>.</p>
<p>The weather has also produced some amazing photos of the Windy City. This shot was taken by pilot Hank Cain, and <a href="https://twitter.com/WCL_Shawn/status/420606117324935168" target="_blank">posted to Twitter</a> by Weather Channel producer Shawn Reynolds:</p>
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<p>NEW hi-res pic of an icy, cold <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Chicago&amp;src=hash">#Chicago</a> [courtesy my pilot friend Hank Cain]. Beautiful. <a href="http://t.co/yRxxdjZE14">pic.twitter.com/yRxxdjZE14</a></p>
- Shawn Reynolds (@WCL_Shawn) <a href="https://twitter.com/WCL_Shawn/statuses/420606117324935168">January 7, 2014</a></blockquote>
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A Pilot Took This Dazzling Photo Of Frozen Chicago From The Air

Extreme cold produced by the "polar vortex" has slammed the U.S. for the past two days, and Chicago has been especially hard hit. The weather has also produced some amazing photos of the Windy City. This shot was taken by pilot Hank Cain, and posted to Twitter by Weather Channel producer Shawn Reynolds: NEW hi-res pic of an icy, cold #Chicago [courtesy my pilot friend Hank Cain]. Beautiful. pic.twitter.com/yRxxdjZE14 - Shawn Reynolds (@WCL_Shawn) January 7, 2014

Extreme cold produced by the polar vortex has slammed the U. S.

A Pilot Took This Dazzling Photo Of Frozen Chicago From The Air

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