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.

“Chicago knows better than any other city in America the dangers of extreme weather, particularly extreme heat. In fact, we are one month away from the 30 year anniversary from the 1995 heat wave.

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.

Twenty years after Chicago’s deadly 1995 heat wave, the man who wrote the book on the disaster says the city is—and isn’t—prepared for another.

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.