Tool shows history of heat-related deaths, demographics, land use and air conditioning access across communities.

Chicago heat wave, which took place 30 years ago this week, remains the Chicago area's deadliest weather disaster.Heat ...

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

Excessive heat is America's number one weather killer most years. This heat wave 30 years ago claimed hundreds of lives in ...

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

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

Because of the heat wave, 1995 will go down as an important year in Chicago history and to a certain extent in American ...

Northwestern University researchers are giving the city 30 recommendations to better prepare for heat waves and potentially ...

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 ...

Heat is the number one weather related killer,” Dr. Sheetal Rao says. “This is preventable and that with education and ...

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, ...

Chicago is heading into a hotter-than-usual summer, with experts predicting a 60% chance of above-normal temperatures and ...