A record-smashing heat wave broiled the U.S. East for another day Wednesday, even as thermometers were forecast to soon ...

Paul Wappel, Public Information Officer at IDOT, joins Lisa Dent to discuss how the heat wave lead to roads buckling through out the Chicago land area. Over prolonged periods of extreme heat, ...

A deadly heat wave grips the Midwest and Northeast with record-breaking temperatures, overwhelming power grids and prompting ...

As we sweat away the summer, imagine walking out of 98-degree heat and into a 72-degree, climate-controlled ballpark to watch ...

From last winter’s polar vortex to this week’s heat wave, Chicagoans have experienced several degrees of uncomfortableness in a few short months. We weather the extreme weather well enough, thanks to ...

As Chicago faced its first heat wave of the summer season, animals at the Lincoln Park Zoo beat the heat with some cool treats.

Hundreds of firefighters have been struggling to contain wildfires at several locations on the Greek island of Chios as ...

Health officials told ABC7 the hot temperatures may be to blame, at least, in part. As the temperatures soared this past ...

Three hospitals in the Chicago area have had problems with air conditioning as a dangerous heat wave has affected the region ...

Partial A/C restoration at one Park Forest apartment; Mayor cites management, expresses urgency for complete fix.

Officials in south suburban Park Forest said management of apartment buildings that have been without air conditioning for several days amid an ongoing heat wave have been working to fix the problem.

The Chicago Fire Department responded to about 90 calls between the extreme heat and people in distress in the water, ...