NBC 5 Chicago has announced six-time Emmy Award-winning journalist and popular, veteran Chicago media personality Lou Canellis will join the NBC 5 News team as its main sports anchor. Canellis will anchor NBC 5 News sports segments Monday-Thursday at 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 10 p.m., along with Sundays at 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. In addition, Canellis will host NBC 5 Chicago’s weekly sports highlights and features stories program, Sports Sunday, at 10:30 p.m. Canellis joins the station’s primary NBC 5 News

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Extreme cold can trigger ice quakes across Chicago. Track winter weather conditions in the NBC 5 Chicago app. | NBC Chicago

A "prolonged" period of lake effect snow is heading to the Chicago area Friday and Saturday, with bursts of snow possible for some, six or more inches of accumulations for others and a band of snow building over Lake Michigan set to wobble between northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana.⁠ ⁠ The incoming system prompted the National Weather Service to issue winter storm warnings, watches and winter weather advisories for multiple counties as the snow band continues to develop.⁠ ⁠ NBC 5 meteorolo