013019 Polar Vortex (MA)

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Barbara Papisan of Lake Zurich bundles up with multiple layers to battle the polar vortex on a brief walk to her car from the temporary warming shelter at the McHenry Municipal Building on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019 in McHenry. Papisan is homeless and usually lives inside her car when not at a PADS facility. Though all of her personal food was frozen solid from being in the car, the warming shelter has donated food, clothing, blankets, and toiletries available for those in need.

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Barbara Papisan of Lake Zurich escapes the polar vortex as she heads toward a temporary warming shelter at the McHenry Municipal Building on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019 in McHenry. Papisan is homeless and usually lives inside her car when not at a PADS facility. Though all of her personal food was frozen solid from being in the car, the warming shelter has donated food, clothing, blankets, and toiletries available for those in need.

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Barbara Papisan of Lake Zurich bundles up with multiple layers to battle the polar vortex on a brief walk to her car from the temporary warming shelter at the McHenry Municipal Building on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019 in McHenry. Papisan is homeless and usually lives inside her car when not at a PADS facility. Though all of her personal food was frozen solid from being in the car, the warming shelter has donated food, clothing, blankets, and toiletries available for those in need.

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Barbara Papisan of Lake Zurich looks through some movies she purchased from Goodwill to help her pass the time as she escapes the polar vortex inside a temporary warming shelter at the McHenry Municipal Building on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019 in McHenry. Papisan is homeless and usually lives inside her car when not at a PADS facility. Though all of her personal food was frozen solid from being in the car, the warming shelter has donated food, clothing, blankets, and toiletries available for those in need.

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Repair technicians from ComEd work on repairing downed power lines near the intersection of Rt. 120 and Crystal Lake Road on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019 in McHenry.

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Repair technicians from ComEd work on repairing downed power lines near the intersection of Rt. 120 and Crystal Lake Road on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019 in McHenry.

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Barbara Papisan of Lake Zurich bundles up with multiple layers to battle the polar vortex on a brief walk to her car from the temporary warming shelter at the McHenry Municipal Building on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019 in McHenry. Papisan is homeless and usually lives inside her car when not at a PADS facility. Though all of her personal food was frozen solid from being in the car, the warming shelter has donated food, clothing, blankets, and toiletries available for those in need.