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Heat advisories and warnings remain in effect for the Chicago area and beyond. All of Cook County, including the city of Chicago, is under an extreme heat warning Sunday, as are Kenosha County in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Howard Ehrman has seen his fair share of gruesome sights in his 56 years as a physician. But he’ll never forget working at Cook ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHICAGO — Chicago’s first heat wave has temperatures climbing into the mid-90s and emergency officials made sure the city was ...

A sweltering heat wave across the Chicago area continues for a third straight day Monday, with temperatures that feel as high as 105 degrees and extreme heat warnings and advisories across Illinois.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- It has been nearly 30 years since one of the worst heat-related disasters in the country. Chicago's 1995 heat wave left 739 people dead over a five day-stretch. The National Weather ...

With an Extreme Heat Warning starting Saturday morning and a weekend full of events, heatstroke and heat exhaustion are real concerns in Chicago this weekend. Temperatures will reach the high 90s, but ...

Chicago is bracing for a dangerous mix of hot temperatures and high humidity through the middle portion of this week as an expansive heat dome builds across the Midwest. Wednesday and Thursday will ...

Chicago’s low temperature Sunday was a stifling 80 degrees, breaking the June 22 record for minimum temperature. The low was 4 degrees higher than the previous record set in 1923, according to the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Extreme heat is impacting the Chicago area on Monday afternoon after storms popped up in the morning hours. The National Weather Service issued a Heat Advisory for Boone, Cook, DeKalb ...

The Chicago area is bracing for several days of extreme heat starting Saturday, the first full day of summer. Temperatures are expected to soar into the 90s on Saturday, with the heat index reaching ...

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