For the kickoff at 7:20 p.m., the temperature will be around 35 degrees, said Kevin Doom, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Chicago. However, wind chills will make that feel colder, with a "real feel" temperature in the mid-20s, he said. "It looks like there will be a decent breeze blowing offshore," Doom said.

Warmer temperatures are expected to climb into the mid-30s Tuesday and mid-40s Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. Although a cold front is predicted Thursday night with temperatures back in the low-teens and a chance of wet snow, warmer-than-average weather is expected to return for most of this weekend and last until New Year’s.

Two snow systems are expected to pass mostly south of Chicago, bringing limited accumulation before dangerously cold air settles in this weekend.

Chicago has now seen more than 17 inches of snow this winter season — the quickest accumulation since 1978, according to the National Weather Service.

Wind chills could dip to minus 25 degrees from Saturday night into Sunday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

Chicago is facing cold weather with high temperatures near 24°F and wind chills as low as -5°F, but milder weather is expected next week.

When there's no snow to be found in the city and the Best Sledding Hills in Chicago are worn down to the grass, you still can find perfect slopes for snow tubing with kids just a short drive outside of Chicago.

A mother leopard and her two cubs played in the snow this week at the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago. The cubs, which were born earlier in the year, are part of an effort to rebuild the Amur leopard population,