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

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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.

Cook County and Chicago are under an Extreme Heat Warning starting Saturday morning, a Heat Advisory has been issued for the ...

A Midwest heat dome is driving high temperatures and high humidity that will push the Chicago heat index into the triple digits this weekend. Here's where you can go to cool down when the weather gets ...

Widespread 90s, even perhaps a few 100s, will bake much of the eastern two-thirds of the country in a dangerous heat wave.

St. Louis, Chicago and Des Moines were among the cities that saw heat indexes hit triple digits on Saturday, with the East ...

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