Thirty years after a heat wave left more than 700 people dead, Northwestern researchers asked residents to rank solutions for ...

ABC7 took a closer look at how the tragedy led to the development of the city's Office of Emergency Management and ...

Dozens of people gathered in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood Tuesday night to remember hundreds of people who died during the ...

Extreme temperatures during the summer of 1995 caught Chicago off guard. A relentless heat wave settled over the city, and with no clear emergency plan, the response fell dangerously short. More than ...

This week marks the 30th anniversary of the devastating Chicago Heat Wave of 1995. WGN-TV's Mike Lowe spoke with former WGN-TV Meteorologist Tom Skilling on Tuesday. Skilling, who saw all of the ...

Thirty years ago, a heat wave settled over northeast Illinois. By the time the heat relented, 739 people had died and the city was using refrigerated trucks as makeshift morgues.

Chicago faces a heat wave with poor air quality due to wildfire smoke and ozone; temperatures may hit mid-90s.

This week marks the 30th anniversary of the deadliest heat wave in Chicago's history. Why it matters: Three decades later, elderly and low-income residents are still most at risk during heat waves, ...