{"id":5103,"date":"2015-02-03T15:51:50","date_gmt":"2015-02-03T21:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=5103"},"modified":"2015-02-04T14:32:44","modified_gmt":"2015-02-04T20:32:44","slug":"chicago-blizzard-takes-social-media-by-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/chicago-blizzard-takes-social-media-by-storm\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago blizzard takes social media by storm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Laura Furr<\/p>\n<p>Chicagoans took to the snow-filled streets this week to capture the realities of the fifth-largest blizzard to ever strike the city.<\/p>\n<p>The 19.3 inches of snow recorded at O\u2019Hare International Airport, according to the National Weather Service, inspired nearly 100,000 Instagram photos using the popular hashtag #chiberia. Almost 3,000 Instagrams were tagged #chicagoblizzard as of Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Some took to the video-looping app, Vine, to share their playful snow days, while others tweeted of both the struggles and the beauty Chicagoans see each winter.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how some Chicagoans made the best of the blizzard:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Even after the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Blizzard?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Blizzard<\/a> Chicago still shines Majestically! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Chicago?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Chicago<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Skyline?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Skyline<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/ErhFTGBYOD\">pic.twitter.com\/ErhFTGBYOD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; VictoriaRojas (@Victoria_Rojas8) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Victoria_Rojas8\/status\/562362014945644544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Victoria Kato, a 34-year-old Gold Coast resident, captured this photo from the John Hancock Building on Monday afternoon. She said she was struck by the beauty of the storm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt reminded me that no matter what elements the city may experience, the city still will stand resilient and strong and of course regal,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd I relate that to myself and\u00a0that no matter what circumstances or challenges I may face I will get back up and continue to walk forward steadfast and stronger.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/ynXirnDiDy\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/ynXirnDiDy\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/psikolokum\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\"> Ku\u0308bra Ayd\u0131n<\/a> (@psikolokum) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2015-02-02T22:12:49+00:00\">Feb 2, 2015 at 2:12pm PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kubra Aydin, a 25-year-old clinical psychology student from Istanbul, captured this photo after class at Roosevelt University on Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Aydin said she has always been interested in \u201ccapturing moments\u201d and uses Instagram to share them with her friends and family in Turkey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough it was really cold outside I really wanted to capture some photos because it was really beautiful,\u201d said Aydin, who moved to Chicago last year.<\/p>\n<p>She said she was inspired to take the photo of the sculptures in Millennium Park on her Samsung 4 Mini because the snow caused the sculpted faces to \u201clook like gray haired old people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after she captured the image, she said her parents called her from Istanbul to see how she was surviving the blizzard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI said \u2018it\u2019s ok I am just taking some pictures here,\u2019\u201d she said. \u201cI am not dying!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/vine.co\/v\/OtlitiJwz35<\/p>\n<p>Comedian and graphic designer Steven Lyons, a 33-year-old New Zealand native, filmed this bearded-Vine Sunday night while walking home from a Super Bowl party in Lakeview.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t grow up with snow so I walked from Belmont to Irving Park through the blizzard,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s not very far without the blizzard, but it was pretty awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lyons said his beard, which he started growing in July, has been helping him through the winter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was supposed to shave it off before Christmas but I couldn\u2019t say goodbye to it,\u201d he said. \u201cI just liked it too much. We are friends now.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gotta do it.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ChicagoBlizzard?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ChicagoBlizzard<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/aVTdtUPZAR\">pic.twitter.com\/aVTdtUPZAR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; cwharris7 (@CWHarris7) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CWHarris7\/status\/562306762628665344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>C.W. Harris put his 17-years of Chicago winter knowledge to use Monday morning. The 43-year-old South Side resident said he spent six hours shoveling, snow blowing and helping neighbors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s no fun digging and all, but it\u2019s Chicago in February,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is an intersection around noon today. When did plowing start, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RahmEmanuel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RahmEmanuel<\/a>? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ChicagoBlizzard?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ChicagoBlizzard<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RahmDoesntCare?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RahmDoesntCare<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/j013Vh9vAs\">pic.twitter.com\/j013Vh9vAs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt (@mistergoat) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mistergoat\/status\/562361239238889473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A recent D.C. transplant studying at the University of Chicago, Matt, a.k.a. @mistergoat, tweeted of his shock when 54th and South Woodlawn \u00a0near his home had not been plowed by Monday at noon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEmanuel is often cast as someone who, even if one dislikes his politics, still gets basic jobs done,\u201d he said. \u201cBut not here. 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/shotbysanders\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\"> Christopher Sanders<\/a> (@shotbysanders) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2015-02-02T15:50:51+00:00\">Feb 2, 2015 at 7:50am PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Chicago native Chris Sanders, 34, snapped this photo while waiting at the Brown Line Francisco stop on his commute to work Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders took the photo on his Olympus E-M10 camera with Wi-Fi and directly uploaded it to Instagram. He called the photo \u201cSnowpiercer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/yo5wKqLw67\/<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>An oncologist at Rush Copley Medical Center in Aurora, Ying Zhang, 31, took this photo of the Metra before commuting to work Monday morning on his Nexis cellphone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI stayed inside all day so it was really pretty to watch,\u201d Zhang said of the blizzard. \u201cBut I think that for people that were driving places it was not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/ynEhCmu2FH\/<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kenny Kinzler, who has lived in Chicago since 1992, said his best childhood memories were from snowstorms. Monday morning he and his wife took their 6-year-old daughter, Lily, to Ward A. Montgomery Park, where they saw the Divvy bikes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have used those Divvy bikes many times and it was crazy to see them out with the snow,\u201d Kinzler said. \u201cThe sheer amount of snow on them was hilarious.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kinzler said his family had an \u201cawesome time\u201d at the park.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s nothing better than when you are 6 years old and having a day off of school and knowing that all you are going to do that day is have fun,\u201d he said. \u201cMission accomplished.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Snow in Chicago <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/chiberia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#chiberia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/chicago?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#chicago<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Blizzard?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Blizzard<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fXchjR01m2\">https:\/\/t.co\/fXchjR01m2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andi Kane (@AndiScaletta) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndiScaletta\/status\/562367299223826432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Andi Scaletta, 18, took a break after a long day of shoveling snow at Chicago Canine Rescue where she works as a caretaker. At her home in Jefferson Park on Monday, Scaletta, her brother and neighbor jumped into the mounds of snow that had piled below a garage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHard work leads to fun,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/ynezDxHAI1\/<\/p>\n<p>Kalyn Holste, a job recruiter from Arlington Heights, captured this picture of her family dog, Titan, on Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Titan, an 11-year-old Golden Retriever loves the snow. Holste said he let himself out of his automatic doggy door Monday morning to play in the 19 inches she recorded at her home. The snow covered Titan\u2019s legs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Snow piles up in Chicago&#8217;s Federal Plaza Square on Monday evening after the area&#8217;s fifth-largest blizzard ever.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Laura Furr Chicagoans took to the snow-filled streets this week to capture the realities of the fifth-largest blizzard to ever strike the city. 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