Zahrie Walls, a friend of Kenneka Jenkins, died on Saturday after she fell from her boat during a boating trip with friends in Chicago.

Sixteen people were sent to the emergency room for heat-related illness following two New Jersey high school graduations ...

It doesn't help the situation, needless to say, if someone's air conditioning goes out at home. So experts have tips to ...

More than 150 million Americans are under the highest level extreme heat alerts during a wave of above-average temperatures.

The heat wave is lingering in the Chicago area as temperatures hit 90 degrees for the third day in a row. The scorching temps had everybody trying to find ways to cool off, including at public pools ...

A heat dome occurs when a large area of high pressure in the upper atmosphere acts as a reservoir, trapping heat and humidity ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago area will be undergoing another day of extreme heat Monday. A National Weather Service Extreme ...

A total of 60 opioid overdoses were reported Friday and Saturday — including more than 37 on Saturday alone — triggering the ...

The city remains engulfed in a heat dome — and scientists and researchers in Chicago who pay close attention to heat have ...

Chicago is experiencing a dangerous heat wave with the OEMC providing resources like cooling centers and safety tips, and ...

Beaches were filled Monday as daytime temps reached 95, just shy of a record for the date. Some relief is in sight late ...

An Extreme Heat Warning continues until midnight.   Slight Chance of Storms A line of storms has been moving toward the area ...