Don't want to hijack the thread so I'll make this short. My youngest daughter was stationed there in the 90's, boot in Orlando, and related horror stories about their winters. I landed at O'Hare in Dec. of 62 fresh out of boot camp and when I made my way to the door of the aircraft, in full greens and scarf and overcoat, I might as well have been buck naked. It's my opinion that one has to be part Eskimo to live in Chicago in the winter.