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The most notorious heat wave in Chicago was the deadly July 1995 stretch that killed more than 700 area residents. On July 13, 1995, Chicago's high temperature for the day reached 104 degrees. A 101-year-old woman gets help after being overcome by the heat on Aug. 13, 1995, after an electrical fire knocked out power in her apartment building. (Walter Kale/baiduhai)

Why do some parts of Chicago get hotter than others? Heat Watch program recruits volunteers to map temperatures.

June 5, 2023 at 6:12 p.m.

Community leaders and city officials gathered Monday on the West Side to launch their campaign to measure heat across the city this summer. Chicago is the latest city to participate...

Mike Delaney, with Chicago Fly House, secures a new dinosaur cast of a 46-foot-long carnivorous Spinosaurus in the Field Museum's main hall on June 2, 2023. The Spinosaurus is the world's largest predatory dinosaur and six feet longer than Sue.

Field Museum welcomes world’s largest predatory dinosaur

May 22, 2026 at 7:49 p.m.

The Field Museum has a new dinosaur, one that is both larger and a better swimmer than Sue. A 46-foot-long Spinosaurus cast was suspended in the main hall of the...

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