CHICAGO (WGN) – This week marks the 30th anniversary of the devastating Chicago Heat Wave of 1995. Over 700 people died in the oppressive heat that year. WGN-TV’s Mike Lowe spoke with former WGN-TV ...

A dangerous heat wave is expected to scorch Chicago beginning Wednesday. A heat advisory has been issued from 10 a.m. Wednesday to 10 p.m. Thursday for the greater Chicago area for heat indices of 100 ...

Heat, not flooding, tornadoes or lightning, is typically America's biggest weather killer. One of the signature heat waves in recent U.S. history claimed hundreds of lives in the Midwest in the 1990s.

An art installation at Quinn Chapel AME Church on the Near South Side will mark the 30th anniversary of the 1995 Chicago heat wave that killed hundreds of people. Advocates will unveil the ...

The room sat in silence as Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson asked for a moment to remember the lives lost in the 1995 Chicago Heat Wave. Thirty years ago this week, more than 700 people died as ...

A sweltering heat wave will take over Illinois Wednesday, with high temperatures in the mid 90s and “feels like” temperatures as high as 110 degrees, the NBC 5 Storm Team said. “Very high heat index ...

CHICAGO (WGN) – Dozens of people gathered in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood Tuesday night to remember hundreds of people who died during the July 1995 heat wave. At the Columbus Park Refectory, Mayor ...

If the city is going to help residents stay safe during the blistering summer heat, it needs to plant more trees and create additional greenspace, protect outdoor workers and provide more cooling ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A historic, deadly heat wave affected much of the Midwest and specifically Chicago in July of 1995. Over 700 deaths were reported in Chicago just within a five-day period from ...