Some warnings and procedures about extreme heat did not exist in Chicago before the deadly 1995 heat wave.Still, when temperatures rise in Chicago, for some, it brings back difficult memories and ...

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

The closest thing we have to a memorial for people who died from the heat is not even in Chicago. It’s the headstone of the ...

Beginning Saturday, Chicagoans can expect intense heat compounded by muggy humidity for the next several days. The National Weather Service has declared an extreme heat warning in Cook County from ...