Environment | Why sweaty corn is making it even more humid in the Midwest By Melina Walling August 28, 2024 at 11:15 a.m. This hallmark of Midwestern summer might be growing stickier thanks to climate change and the...
Wednesday forecast: Slight chance of showers, thunderstorms, highs near 80s By Deanese Williams-Harris August 28, 2024 at 8:43 a.m. After a day of excessive heat and an alert of poor air quality, weather officials...
Environment | Sweltering nights and a steamy, record-breaking low offer no relief from heat By Adriana Pérez August 28, 2024 at 10:10 a.m. Hotter summer nights are the most compelling evidence of climate change in the Midwest, experts...
Weather | Dangerously hot temperatures, poor air quality continue in Chicago Tuesday By Rebecca Johnson August 27, 2024 at 8:54 p.m. Sweltering temperatures and heightened pollution levels continued to grip the Chicago region Tuesday, likely the...
Photos: Storms roll through the Chicago area following excessive heat warning By Terrence Antonio James August 28, 2024 at 12:03 p.m. Heat index values, the “feels like” temperatures, could potentially reach 110 degrees on Tuesday. Overnight...
Weather | Tropical storm Hone swirls past Hawaii’s main islands after dumping enough rain to ease wildfire fears By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher August 26, 2024 at 3:43 p.m. Hone was swirling past Hawaii’s main islands on Monday, after it weakened to a tropical...
Weather | Excessive heat warning issued for Monday and Tuesday as CPS students return to class By Karina Atkins August 26, 2024 at 9:49 a.m. CPS said it has canceled all outdoor activities or moved them inside and assured parents...
Weather | Ernesto regains hurricane strength, sends powerful swells, dangerous rip currents to US East Coast By Associated Press August 19, 2024 at 7:55 a.m. Tropical Storm Ernesto became a hurricane again Sunday as it churned away from Bermuda and headed further...
Weather | Tropical Storm Ernesto batters northeast Caribbean and aims at Puerto Rico as it strengthens By Danica Coto August 13, 2024 at 7:37 p.m. Tropical Storm Ernesto battered the northeast Caribbean on Tuesday as it took aim at Puerto...
Daily Southtown | Cook County disaster proclamation for July storms may lead to assistance for south suburban residents By Samantha Moilanen August 13, 2024 at 4:12 p.m. Cook County's disaster proclamation specifically noted storm damage in Harvey, Dolton, Flossmoor and Robbins.