Northwestern University researchers are giving the city 30 recommendations to better prepare for heat waves and potentially ...

Forecasters warn of 100- to 105-degree heat index values through Tuesday, with potential storms offering limited relief.

It was a clean sweep Thursday! Temperatures reached 90 degrees at all three major observation sites: O’Hare International ...

A historic, deadly heat wave affected much of the Midwest and specifically Chicago in July of 1995. Over 700 deaths were ...

Chicago’s historic heat wave may bring warmest stretch of nights in 91 years — what you need to know The last time Chicago saw a seven-day streak of low temperatures above 70 degrees was in ...

Chicago’s first true heat wave of the year is on the way. Several days in a row of 90° plus temperatures are in sight, perhaps as early as Friday.

A Chicago heat wave is on the way, with a heat advisory already in effect and the heat index set to soar past 100. This is how to stay safe and cool.

It was 30 years ago this week that the deadly heat wave of 1995 hit Chicago. And on Tuesday, the city detailed a new tool part of a larger project to pinpoint areas most vulnerable or at-risk to ...

Thirty years after a heat wave left more than 700 people dead, Northwestern researchers asked residents to rank solutions for the city to improve planning before extreme heat hits.

To deal with the extreme heat, the City of Chicago is opening extra cooling centers. Ten South Kedzie will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Illinois' number one music festival is set to take over Chicago's Grant Park this weekend, with Lollapalooza's star-studded ...

Those people, as they succumbed, were less likely to attract attention. The 1995 Chicago heat wave caused a paradigm shift that changed the nation’s approach to urban heat waves.