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Weather reports from Chicago and the suburbs.
Higher temps have been linked to lower motivation, higher suicide rates, higher ER visits for mental health reasons and poorer test scores for high schoolers.
Ante el fuerte calor que se espera a partir del martes, los centros de enfriamiento de la Municipalidad estarán abiertos, y se recomienda a los residentes que permanezcan en casa y se mantengan hidratados.
Temperatures are expected to hit the mid-90s with dangerous heat indexes soaring up to 115 degrees, the National Weather Service said.
With Chicago’s temperature spiking to around 100, a visit to that sun-baked spot in the Southwest.
With Chicago-area temperatures expected to skyrocket later this week, we must take the necessary precautions and ensure that others are also able to stay cool.
With high heat expected starting Tuesday, the city’s cooling centers will be open, and residents are advised to stay indoors and stay hydrated.
Cook County residents whose homes were damaged in record-setting rainfall in June and July can apply for federal funds to help cover losses. The deadline is Oct. 16.
The disaster declaration, requested by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, brings federal aid to supplement local and state assistance to help cover losses stemming from the storms.
A dry summer and strong winds from a passing hurricane ignited the deadliest U.S. wildfire since the 2018 Camp Fire in California, which killed at least 85 people.
The First Street Foundation says 172,000 properties in Cook County — 79,000 of them in Chicago — have a high risk of flooding, far more than Federal Emergency Management Agency maps show.
The fire took the island by surprise, leaving behind burned-out cars on once busy streets and smoking piles of rubble where historic buildings had stood in Lahaina Town.
Members of Congress ask the White House for financial assistance to address damage in the wake of strong storms in the Chicago area and down state in June and July.
A Humane Society official criticized the Lake Station, Ind., police for not cooperating with her investigation and letting the driver continue on with ‘several dogs dead on the scene, and multiple failing fast.’
Wind gusts topped 50 mph and more than an inch of rain was recorded at O’Hare International Airport
The city’s heat index — a measurement of how hot it feels when humidity is factored in — reached 105 degrees in some parts of the city Friday, according to the National Weather Service.
Dual threat puts the most vulnerable at risk on what’s expected to be the hottest day of the year. Temperatures, humidity should lower over the weekend.
Federal officials are surveying damage in the first step to sending federal aid to home and business owners. A July 2 storm flooded thousands of homes on Chicago’s West Side, suburban Cicero, Stickney and Berwyn.
On March 31 the state had 37 confirmed tornadoes, putting Illinois ahead of other states. On July 12, 13 tornadoes tore across the Chicagoland area.
Temperatures in the city are expected to reach the high 90s by Friday, according to the National Weather Service.
Chicago has officially recorded its first 100 degree temperature since July 6, 2012, the weather service said.
Chicago tiene leyes que obligan a los propietarios a mantener calientes todos los apartamentos durante el invierno, pero no tiene una norma general similar para mantenerlos frescos durante el verano.
By early Wednesday afternoon, the heat index — a measure of what the temperature feels like when factoring in humidity — was at 116, tying July 14, 1995, for second-highest heat index on record for the city’s climate site.
Chicago has laws for landlords to keep all apartments warm during the winter but does not have a similar blanket rule to keep them cool during the summer.
Temperatures Wednesday are expected to climb to near 100 degrees, forecasters said. When combined with humidity, heat index values could reach as high as 115 degrees. Thursday’s conditions will be similar.
While temperatures and heat indexes aren’t forecast to reach triple digits, meteorologist Mike Bardou said Chicagoans “should still take precautions.”
It remains in effect statewide through Sunday night.
The National Weather Service said a tornado touched down briefly in suburban Wheaton around 9 p.m., though no tornado warnings were in place.
Eleven tornadoes have been confirmed from Wednesday’s storms. An EF1 twister tore through Burr Ridge with winds up to 110 mph. Two tornadoes were reported near O’Hare.
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