Weather | Phoenix weathers 100 days of 100-plus degree temps as heat scorches western US By David Brandt September 3, 2024 at 5:09 p.m. On Tuesday, Phoenix hit its 100th straight day with at least 100 degree temperatures.
Crime and Public Safety | Advocates for homeless Chicagoans push city to improve extreme weather plan: ‘A predictable crisis’ By Sylvan Lebrun August 31, 2024 at 11:37 a.m. A coalition of service agencies is pressing the city to reform its plan before winter,...
Weather | Chance of showers, thunderstorms Friday, highs in mid 80s expected By Deanese Williams-Harris August 30, 2024 at 10:34 a.m. National Weather Service officials said there is a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms...
History | Today in History: Hurricane Katrina strikes Louisiana By Associated Press August 29, 2024 at 4:00 a.m. On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the U.S. Gulf Coast near Buras-Triumph, Louisiana, breaching...
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...