Thirty years ago, on July 13, 1995, the temperature in Chicago was 106 degrees Fahrenheit. The heat index — what it actually feels like outside — reached 125 degrees Fahrenheit.

The 1995 Chicago heat wave, which took place 30 years ago this week, remains the Chicago area's deadliest weather disaster. Heat indices over 100 degrees kept a hold on the city for five straight ...

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 ...

Three decades after Chicago’s devastating heat wave left more than 700 people dead, city efforts to keep people protected from extreme weather continue to fall short. This weekend marks the 30th ...

In 1995, it was one of the nation's worst heat-related disasters. Over five days of extreme heat, 739 people died of heat-related issues. Most of those who died were people of color.

It was 30 years ago this week that the deadly heat wave of 1995 hit Chicago. It changed how the city responds to emergencies. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch ABC7 took a ...

The process for his reinterment started in 2019 when historian Charles Henderson, who grew up on the South Side, saw “Cooked,” a documentary on the 1995 heat wave, which mentioned Aguirre.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- It has been nearly 30 years since one of the worst heat-related disasters in the country. Chicago's 1995 heat wave left 739 people dead over a five day-stretch.

During the 1995 heat wave, Rouse lost her 3-year-old son, Geno, after a home-based day care provider left Geno and another child asleep in a hot car. The day care provider faced criminal charges ...

In July 1995, 739 Chicagoans died during a five-day heat wave that shocked the city. This week marks 30 years since a blistering, oppressive heat wave boiled the Midwest, hitting the Chicago-area ...

Many people found relief in the lake at Ohio Street Beach during last month’s heat wave. The deadly stretch of hot July days in 1995 forced the city to improve its emergency response to extreme ...