CHICAGO -- Thousands braved the icy Lake Michigan water Sunday to take part in the 15th Annual Chicago Polar Plunge, which received a huge popularity boost by a well-known local actor and a surprise ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Special Olympics Chicago held its annual Polar Plunge on North Avenue Beach Sunday. Those willing to feel severe discomfort raised $1.5 million to help people with disabilities ...

Barry Brecheisen Vince Vaughn, Lady Gaga and hundreds of brave Chicagoans participated in the 15th Annual Chicago Polar Plunge supporting Special Olympics Chicago on Sunday, March 1.

Thousands of brave souls plunged into the frigid waters of Lake Michigan on Sunday morning, and it was all for a good cause. The annual Polar Plunge Chicago, benefitting Special Olympics Illinois, ...

Director of Development for Special Children’s Charities Ann Hartnett and Joe Panatera, captain of the Plunge team, join Wendy Snyder to talk about the Polar Plunge. Hartnett and Panatera share the ...

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