Some storms on Tuesday could turn strong to severe, with damaging wind gusts and heavy rainfall being the primary threats.

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

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

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 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.

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 ...

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.

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.

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.

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.