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A man, who declined to give his name, sits outside the city’s only 24-hour warming center Dec. 26, 2022. Though it was supposed to be open, the center locked its doors at 7 p.m. (Zack Miller/Sun-Times)

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This afternoon will be partly sunny and chilly with a high near 27 degrees. Tonight will be breezy with wind gusts up to 26 mph with a low of 25 degrees. Tomorrow will be mainly cloudy, and we will see the start of much warmer weather, with a high of 43 degrees.