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Chicagoans Chase Elusive Northern Lights for Second Night
13 Nov
Summary
- Marissa Sulek joins CBS News Chicago in January 2025
- Northern lights display not as spectacular as previous night
- Locals gather at Lighthouse Beach in Evanston to witness the show
In January 2025, Marissa Sulek joined the CBS News team in Chicago. Prior to this, Sulek was a general assignment reporter in Nashville, where she was recognized for her coverage of the deadly flooding in rural Waverly.
On the evening of November 13, 2025, the northern lights made a second appearance in the Chicago area, though not as spectacular as the previous night's display. Still, many locals ventured out to the lakefront, determined to catch a glimpse of the shimmering show in the sky. At Lighthouse Beach in Evanston, a group of enthusiasts, including Molly Waxenfelter and Victoria Nowarah, braved the cold and waited patiently, equipped with snacks and essentials, in hopes of witnessing the natural phenomenon.
While the northern lights were not as luminous closer to the city, faint reds and greens were still spotted in the skies above Evanston. Joe Guzman, the founder and CEO of Chicago Astronomer, explained that the reason for the northern lights sightings was due to a "burp" of high-energy electrons from the Sun, which hit the Earth's electromagnetic field and excited the oxygen molecules in the atmosphere.
