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Hairstylist, 27, one of two likely drowning victims during weekend heat wave
The Chicago Fire Department responded to about 90 calls between the extreme heat and people in distress in the water, ...
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Watch: Zoo animals chill out with cool treats during Chicago heat wave
As Chicago faced its first heat wave of the summer season, animals at the Lincoln Park Zoo beat the heat with some cool ...
3 Chicago-area hospitals with broken air conditioning as heat, humidity continues
Three hospitals in the Chicago area have had problems with air conditioning as a dangerous heat wave has affected the region ...
Increase in opioid overdoses during heat wave triggers Chicago's spike alert system
Health officials told ABC7 the hot temperatures may be to blame, at least, in part. As the temperatures soared this past ...
Heat wave’s high humidity raises health risks in Chicago and across the country
Record-breaking heat indices — a combination of temperatures and humidity to determine how heat really feels to the body — are possible from Kansas City to Maine.
Weather timeline: As Chicago-area heat wave ebbs, severe storm chances emerge
For several days, the Chicago area has been gripped by scorching temperatures and suffocating humidity, but is relief finally ...
Extreme Heat Warning issued for Cook County, including Chicago; Heat Advisory issued for rest of metro area
Cook County and Chicago are under an Extreme Heat Warning starting Saturday morning, a Heat Advisory has been issued for the ...
Patients evacuated from Weiss Memorial Hospital over heat suffer again during heat wave at new facility
One patient's family told the Chicago Sun-Times temperatures spiked at West Suburban Medical Center during the weekend heat ...