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Heat Wave Has Local Residents Taking Extra Steps To Stay Cool
UPDATED 06/19/12 – 3:50 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — The sweltering heat continues for a second day Tuesday, as temperatures again climb into the 90s and humidity makes it feel as hot as 100 degrees. As of...
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Unseasonably Cool For Monday, But Extreme Heat Coming This Week
CHICAGO (CBS) — The weather is cool and springlike Monday, but don’t get used to it. CBS 2 Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist says by the end of the week, the temperature could exceed 100 degrees in Chicago...
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CBS 2 Viewers Step Up For Elderly Woman With No Air Conditioning
CHICAGO (CBS) – Summer heat could set a record on Thursday in Chicago, so plenty of people are getting ready to use their air conditioners full blast. For those without air conditioning, they’ll either...
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Extreme Heat Brings Air Quality Action Warning For Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS) – Thursday’s extreme heat brings double trouble to the Chicago area. Not only is the heat dangerous, but the air conditions could make it hard for some people to breathe. CBS 2’s Marissa...
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CPS Cancels Summer Classes At 12 Schools Due To Extreme Heat
CHICAGO (CBS) — As the heat ratchets up above 100 degrees Thursday, the Chicago Public Schools are canceling classes in 12 buildings that do not have working air conditioning. CBS 2 Meteorologist Mary...
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Power Back On In Lincoln Park After Sweltering Night
CHICAGO (CBS) — The buzz of air conditioners is back for nearly 3,000 Lincoln Park neighborhood residents who lost power overnight. The outage affected customers on some of the city’s most affluent...
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Chicago Hits 100 Degrees For First Time Since 2005
UPDATED 06/28/12 – 6:32 pm. CHICAGO (CBS) — For only the second time in the past seven years, the high temperature in Chicago hit 100 degrees. As of 3:40 p.m., the official reading at O’Hare...
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Brookfield Zoo Brings In Ice Blocks As Polar Bears Face Tropical Weather
BROOKFIELD, Ill. (CBS) — Animals at the Brookfield Zoo are getting a little help with staying cool. As WBBM Newsradio’s Brandis Friedman reports, Brookfield Zoo nutritionist Dr. Jennifer Watts says the...
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Extreme Heat Spurs Rush For Air Conditioner Repairs
CHICAGO (CBS) — When temperatures get extremely hot, as they have for the last several days, something else goes up too — calls to air conditioner repair companies. As WBBM Newsradio’s Bernie Tafoya...
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City Sets July 5 Record At 103°; Heat Blamed For 2 Deaths
UPDATED 07/05/12 4:17 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago broke a 101-year-old heat record by midday on Thursday – and authorities determined that the heat has been responsible for two deaths. The temperature...
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CPS Cancels Summer Friday Classes Because Of Heat
Updated 7/5/2012 at 5:45 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS)–Summer classes at Chicago Public Schools buildings have been canceled Friday for students and teachers because of the heat, officials said. CPS Supt....
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Chicago Hits 103 Again, For 3rd Straight Day Of Triple Digit Temps
UPDATED 07/06/12 1:05 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago broke another record for heat on Friday as the temperature reached 103 degrees again, making it the third straight day the mercury has reached triple...
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OEMC To Issue Report On City’s Handling Of Extreme Heat
CHICAGO (STMW) – The Office of Emergency Management and Communications will issue a report investigating the city’s response to three days of temperatures over 100 degrees, according to an office...
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Pop-Up Storms Drench Chicago Area
Updated 7/13/2012 at 10 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS)–Given the drought we’ve been suffering, Friday afternoon’s messy storms caught a lot of people by surprise. The thunder rumbled and wind gusted up to 50 miles...
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Metra Trains Running Late Recently Due To Extreme Heat
CHICAGO (CBS) – More Metra trains are running late – and you can blame the extreme heat of the past few weeks, at least in part. The commuter rail system missed its monthly goal of 95 percent in June,...
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Tuesday Will Be Another Day Of Extreme Heat
Updated 7/16/2012 at 8 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS)–Chicago was bracing for another 100-degree day, prompting emergency officials to ask residents to take precautions. The National Weather Service has issued a...
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Chicago Falls Just Shy Of Record For Heat
UPDATED 07/17/12 – 10:08 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago fell just one degree short of a record for heat on Tuesday, as the official temperature maxed out at 99 degrees. The record for July 17 was 100...
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Cold Front Brings Relief From Heat, T-Storm Warning
Updated 07/18/12 – 10:02 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — Most of the Chicago area has finally caught a break from the extreme heat, and the cold front is bringing much-needed rain for many parts of Chicagoland....
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CTA Working To Prevent Overheated Rails, Other Heat-Related Problems
CHICAGO (CBS) — The Chicago Transit Authority is stepping up inspections of track, using special trains that spray water on overheated rails and is working aggressively to keep air conditioning working...
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Durbin Wants Railroads To Conduct More Frequent Track Inspections
CHICAGO (CBS) – U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) is urging the railroad industry to help prevent future train derailments that might be caused by extreme heat by conducting more frequent track...
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Steamy 99-Degree Heat For The Afternoon, Storms For The Nighttime Hours
CHICAGO (CBS) — Near-triple-digit heat is returning to the Chicago area yet again Monday, but a round of thunderstorms in the afternoon might help cool things off – at least a little. CBS 2...
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Heat To Climb To 99 As Clouds Dissipate
CHICAGO (CBS) The clouds and occasional bursts of rain and thunder will give way to sunshine – and yet another day of extreme heat – Wednesday afternoon. CBS 2 Meteorologist Ed Curran says during the 6...
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Unlimited Sunshine, Low Humidity For The Rest Of The Day
CHICAGO (CBS) — Conditions will be sunny and comfortable with low humidity Wednesday, but look for the blazing heat to return as the weekend approaches. CBS 2 Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist says the...
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What Would It Be Like If It Really Was 150 Degrees Outside?
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — If you believe the sign, Chicago apparently shattered the record for heat when Blaine Elementary School reported the temperature reached 150 degrees. A photo of the time...
View ArticleStaying Safe During Extreme Heat This Weekend
CHICAGO (CBS) — Get ready for the heat. Chicago emergency officials are reminding people to keep an eye on others during this weekend’s stifling weather. Many will enjoy being outdoors, but the office...
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Animals Try To Keep Cool At The Zoo
CHICAGO (CBS) — Humans aren’t the only ones trying to escape the sweltering heat. Animals at Brookfield Zoo are cooling down with icy treats. Sloth bears and the big cats are getting blocks of ice...
View ArticleComEd Outage Burns Up Suburban Resident Who Can’t Use His Air Conditioner
CHICAGO (CBS) – Now to a story only on CBS 2. With temperatures in the 90’s, a family in the far northwestern suburbs is fired up that they can’t cool down, saying a ComEd intentional outage killed...
View ArticleChicago Weather: Extreme Heat On The Way
CHICAGO (CBS)– Extreme heat is on the way for Chicago areas. Rain and clouds are expected to keep Tuesday’s temperatures down to a high of 87 degrees. But, temperatures will rise throughout the week....
View ArticleChicago Weather: City Officials Preparing For Dangerous Heat Wave Starting...
CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago is preparing for what could be a dangerous few days from Thursday through Saturday, with extreme heat moving in. The National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat watch...
View ArticleHeat Hacks: Weather Updates And Tips To Stay Cool During Chicago’s Hottest...
CHICAGO (CBS) — The hottest temperatures of the year are on the way for Chicago over the next three days, prompting an excessive heat warning from Thursday afternoon through Saturday night. While...
View ArticleChicago Weather: Excessive Heat Warning Delayed, But Heat Wave Still Coming;...
CHICAGO (CBS) — Thunderstorms that moved through the Chicago area have delayed the arrival of a heat wave, with highs now expected to reach only the upper 80s to low 90s on Thursday, but extreme...
View ArticleChicago Weather: Excessive Heat Warning As Sweltering Conditions Move In
CHICAGO (CBS) — The heat is on. After thunderstorms delayed the arrival of a heat wave on Thursday, temperatures are on the rise, and Friday is expected to be the hottest day of the year, with a high...
View ArticlePitchfork Music Festival Providing Misting Tent, Free Bottled Water To Help...
CHICAGO (CBS) — Pitchfork Music Festival kicks off Friday afternoon in Union Park on the Near West Side, and organizers are taking extra precautions to prepare for the intense heat in Chicago on Friday...
View ArticleIt’s So Hot In Chicago, Your Parked Car Could Reach Nearly 130 Degrees In 30...
CHICAGO (CBS) — The intense heat poses a big risk to young passengers inside cars already this year, 21 kids in the U.S. who have been left in a hot car have died. But on extremely hot days, the...
View ArticleHot Weather Fail: Lynwood Police Try To Bake Cookies In A Parked Car, End Up...
CHICAGO (CBS) — Your car might feel like an oven if you leave it parked in the intense heat for a while, but it’s not quite hot enough to bake cookies. The Lynwood Police Department learned that...
View ArticleReport: Extreme Heat May Hurt Farms, Agriculture Industry
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — As many as nine states could see heat indexes above 100 degrees for more than a quarter of the year by 2036, according to a new report. The impact of climate change will push the...
View ArticleWith Sweltering July 4th Holiday Weekend On Tap, City Reminds Residents To...
CHICAGO (CBS) — With temperatures expected to hit the 90s every day this weekend, the city is putting out a plan to make sure everyone stays safe from the heat during the July 4th weekend. “Working...
View ArticleCity Of Chicago Offers Cooling Resources Amid Week Of Sweltering Heat
CHICAGO (CBS) — With temperatures in the sweltering range in Chicago this week, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and other officials on Tuesday announced the availability of resources for those in search of...
View ArticleWith Beaches Closed And Some Options Limited, Chicagoans Still Find Ways To...
CHICAGO (CBS) — Dangerous heat settled on Chicago Saturday, prompting a heat advisory. The advisory remains in effect until 10 p.m. Saturday for all of Northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana. Heat...
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Chicago Weather: Record Heat Possible Wednesday And Thursday
CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago could break a record for heat one or both of the next couple days, as temperatures are expected to soar to the upper 90s on Wednesday and Thursday, before storms and cooler...
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