Chicago faces a Heat Advisory with temperatures reaching 95°F and a heat index of 100-110°F until 10 p.m. Thursday.

Chicago dives into a hot summer, posing a risk for outdoor workers and people spending time outside during the heat wave.

The Cubs will play a home game against the Kansas City Royals Wednesday and fans at the ballpark will brave temps around 100 degrees, NWS predicts.

At Montrose Beach, WGN-TV met David Moir, one of the many folks hanging out at Chicago’s lakefront to find relief from the intense heat and humidity. “It’s really hot. It’s really humid so I just needed to cool off,

The heat index is expected to hit 105 to 115 degrees in the metro area on Wednesday. The setting sun won't provide much relief — temperatures will likely remain above 90 degrees into the evening hours.

The spike in the wholesale cost of electricity, which ComEd buys at an annual auction and then passes through to its customers, paired with increased energy usage, added $67.28 month-over-month to

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

He survived the hell of war and a POW camp, only to die in a heat wave in Chicago,” said a retired Army captain Thursday as Emilio Aguirre was reburied.

A potentially dangerous heat wave bringing temperatures in the upper 90s and “very humid” conditions that could push daily heat indexes over 105 degrees is expected to last from Wednesday morning