He survived the hell of war and a POW camp, only to die in a heat wave in Chicago,” said a retired army captain Thursday as ...

From July 12 to 15 in 1995, the heat index soared above 120 degrees, killing 739 people in the deadliest natural disaster in ...

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

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

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

Excessive heat is America's number one weather killer most years. This heat wave 30 years ago claimed hundreds of lives in ...

An art installation on the Near South Side will mark the 30th anniversary of the 1995 Chicago heat wave that killed hundreds ...

Thirty years ago this week, temperatures in Chicago hit an all-time record of 106 degrees in a heat wave that ended up being ...

HOMEWOOD, Ill. (WLS) -- There was a special honor Thursday for a World War II veteran who died alone during Chicago's 1995 ...

Chicago anticipates a heat wave next week with a slight cool down today, and potential thunderstorms as the heat peaks.

CHICAGO—Cheryl Johnson was watching the news during the worst heat wave in her city’s history when she learned that a man she’d known since she was a child had been found dead on the steps of a church ...

Chicago cools off today before storms this weekend and a scorching heat wave next week that may bring the hottest weather of the season.