Emilio Aguirre died July 17, 1995. He died because he was too hot. He received a headstone in the back of Homewood Memorial Gardens cemetery just last month. We know very little about Emilio Aguirre.

Three decades after Chicago’s devastating heat wave left more than 700 people dead, city efforts to keep people protected from extreme weather continue to fall short. This weekend marks the 30th ...

The old Cook County Hospital has been gone for more than 20 years, but those of us who were staff members, patients or visitors there remember the vast, open 40-bed wards, with no privacy or central ...

A former first responder, a former journalist and another Chicagoan share what they saw and experienced during the 1995 heat wave. As Thanksgiving nears, we get ideas for non-traditional desserts you ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A historic, deadly heat wave affected much of the Midwest and specifically Chicago in July of 1995. Over 700 deaths were reported in Chicago just within a five-day period from ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- It was 30 years ago this week that the deadly heat wave of 1995 hit Chicago. And on Tuesday, the city detailed a new tool part of a larger project to pinpoint areas most vulnerable or ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Natural disasters can be dramatic — barreling hurricanes, building-toppling tornadoes — but heat is more deadly. Chicago learned that the hard way in 1995. That July, a weeklong heat ...