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

Chicago heat wave, which took place 30 years ago this week, remains the Chicago area's deadliest weather disaster. Dorothy ...

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.

When temperatures rise in Chicago, for some, it brings back difficult memories and prompts a call for action to prevent heat-related deaths.

This weekend marks three decades since the deadly 1995 Chicago heat wave that claimed the lives of 739 people over a five-day stretch of extreme temperatures.

Photographer David Zurick’s 'Third Coast' celebrates the Great Lakes’ 4,500-mile shoreline, which covers more distance than ...

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.

CHICAGO (WGN) — As Chicago faced its first heat wave of the summer season, animals at the Lincoln Park Zoo beat the heat with some cool treats. Umande, a western lowland gorilla living at the ...

First extreme heat wave of 2025 settles over Chicago area, raising health risks The heat index reached 106 Saturday and an extreme heat warning is in effect until Monday.

As the summer season kicks off with a heat wave, three ice cream and Italian ice vendors from across the Chicago area joined ABC7 to showcase their sweet treats.Dini's Ice Cream, Rita's Ice and ...

There are 70 new specialty beers and drinks for the 2025 Minnesota State Fair. There are also 33 official new foods and eight new food vendors. The Minnesota State Fair runs from Aug. 21 through Labor ...

Tool shows history of heat-related deaths, demographics, land use and air conditioning access across communities.