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Heat Exhaustion

30 years later: How deadly 1995 heat wave led to formation of OEMC

  • Jul 13, 2025

30 years later: Organizers remember 1995 heat wave victims

  • Jul 11, 2025

Child critical after being left in hot car; mother charged

  • Jun 30, 2025

Extreme Heat Warning continues for Cook County Monday

  • Jun 23, 2025

Expert hydration tips for heat wave, summer weather ahead

  • Jun 23, 2025

Here are ways to stay safe during a heat wave

  • Jun 23, 2025

Heat Advisory for area, Extreme Heat Warning for Cook County: LIVE

  • Jun 22, 2025

Heat Advisory for area, Extreme Heat Warning for Cook County

  • Jun 22, 2025

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Taylor Swift concert attendee in Rio died from heat exhaustion: report

  • Dec 28, 2023
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What are signs someone is overheated?

  • Aug 22, 2023
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Vigil held for 10 dogs that died from overheating during car ride

  • Aug 4, 2023
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How to keep pets safe from excessive heat

  • Jun 24, 2023
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Doctor offers tips to stay safe in high heat, humidity

  • Aug 3, 2022
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Vigil held for 3 women found dead in Rogers Park apartment building amid hot Chicago weather

  • May 22, 2022
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Morton West HS students getting sick in class from heat, parents say

  • Aug 24, 2021
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Extreme heat still the no. 1 killer weather around the world

  • Mar 1, 2021

Latest Stories

Chicago weather: Extreme Heat Warning for all of Cook County this weekend, heat index in 100s

Summer gets its official start Friday as the Chicago area braces for several days of extreme heat.

  • Jun 21, 2025

How to stay cool in Chicago area amid rising temperatures this summer: LIST

June 20 is the first day of summer, and heat advisories are likely on the horizon. See our full list of cooling centers in the city and suburbs.

  • Jun 20, 2025

1995 Chicago heat wave left 739 people dead nearly 30 years ago

The National Weather Service says heat is the number one weather-related killer in the nation.

  • Jun 20, 2025

Extreme Heat Watch issued for all of Cook County this weekend, heat index in 100s

Temperatures are expected to soar into the 90s on Saturday, with the heat index reaching 100-105 degrees on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

  • Jun 20, 2025

Man dies of heat exposure after crashing car off embankment in Death Valley park

A man died of heat exposure in California's Death Valley National Park, marking the park's second heat death this summer, according to the National Park Service.

  • Aug 14, 2024