Record high nighttime temperatures, a dangerously high heat index and intense humidity swept through Chicago from June 21 to 23, marking the city’s first major heat wave of the summer. Ahead of the ...

The procession will include 150 floats, vehicles, and performance groups representing the spectrum of LGBTQ+ pride. With high ...

Relief from the extreme heat facing the Chicago area remains several days away as advisories and warnings remain in effect.

Chicagoans can expect intense heat compounded by muggy humidity for the next several days. The National Weather Service has ...

A total of 60 opioid overdoses were reported Friday and Saturday — including more than 37 on Saturday alone — triggering the ...

For several days, the Chicago area has been gripped by scorching temperatures and suffocating humidity, but is relief finally ...

The Chicago Fire Department responded to about 90 calls between the extreme heat and people in distress in the water, ...

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.

It will be dangerously, "oppressively" hot and humid — with little relief at night — Saturday through Monday, according to ...

Fourth of July is less than two weeks away. Will the heat wave be over by then? Here's the forecast for Illinois.

Scorching temperatures and high humidity are a bad combo, especially when that's the forecast for three days in a row, making ...