🌪️ Why is Chicago’s weather so weird?

Weird Chicago Weather Continues

Chicagoans could see nearly 80-degree temperatures, storms, a tornado, and snow this week. National Weather Service meteorologist David King attributes the temperature swings to shifting winds and says it could stabilize by the end of the week. [Block Club]

CPS Checking on Student Residence

Some schools are conducting home visits to see if students live within attendance boundaries, which some parents have called invasive and others have said is necessary. Last week, the CPS inspector general found five Kenwood Academy athletes lied about where they lived. [WBEZ]

Red Stars Want Taxpayer-Funded Stadium, Too

While the Sox and Bears are looking for state funds for new stadiums, Red Stars owner Laura Ricketts was also in Springfield last week to get in on the conversation for Chicago’s women’s soccer team. [Crain’s 🔒]

• Here’s what the Sox are cooking up for a new South Loop ballpark. [City Cast Chicago 🎧]

Jewel vs. Jewels

Why do Chicagoans add the -s when talking about the grocery store? Because we’re used to businesses being named after individuals, like Marshall Field’s. [Chicago magazine]

What’s Next for Bring Chicago Home?

Voters will likely see the referendum, which asks Chicagoans if the city should change the real estate transfer tax to help unhoused residents, on their March primary ballots. But after a judge invalidated the measure Friday, the votes will not be counted for now.