With weekend storms and cooling temps, Chicago is undeniably, firmly into fall. To help soothe the "I miss summer" ache, check out a gorgeous time-lap...

After three consecutive days of triple-digit heat, weather forecasts say Chicago can finally expect some relief Saturday. National Weather Service ...

It's another summer in Chicago, so that means a visit from the touring production of the hit head-banger musical Rock of Ages.

It's going to be a scorcher Monday in Chicago-- and it might just be the hottest day of the year. According to NBC Chicago's Andy Avalos, afternoon...

This time last year, the pungent, recognizable smell of skunk permeated Illinois more than usual. That may happen again this season, but for differ...

If you don't have enough vacation time to take a weeklong getaway during what's left of the summer, don't fret -- an escape can be done in just one da...

Last week, summer (and the unbearable heat) seemed like it would never end. As August draws near, fall is suddenly looming like never before. Time to ...

Sure, this weekend Chicagoans will be treated to at least one sure-to-be spectacular event in Paul McCartney's sold-out Wrigley Field twosome of perfo...

At this point, it's getting a little hard to remember why we're supposed to love the summer heat so much. We know that snow and sleet were here just a...

The weather has not been kind to Chicago, or the rest of the country, this past week. As heat indexes climbed into triple digits, sitting inside air c...

As Chicagoans deal with extreme heat and humidity, many students attending summer school classes in preparation for the important ISAT tests are being...

Chicagoans are being urged to stay indoors Wednesday as the unbearable heat that has gripped much of the nation becomes even less bearable. As of ...

Chicago is certainly not the only city suffering from extreme heat and high humidity at the moment--but things are expected to get worse before they g...

July 2011 has been one of the warmest on record, and it's going to get hotter. According to WGN-TV meteorologist Tom Skilling, July 2011 has had an...

Here in Chicago -- where it often feels like winter for about eight months out of the year -- we don't take one second of warm weather for granted. Sp...

This summer was one of the warmest and wettest in Illinois history, according to preliminary data from the Illinois State Water Survey. State Climato...

June in Chicago -- lovely. July's great too, and you can't beat September, as the heat subsides and the football begins and the leaves start to think ...

Summer is officially over. We are excited about fall, and our short-term memory means that the impending Chicago winter has yet to fill us with dread....

About 150 people were treated for heat-related illness at a Near West Side private bus stop this afternoon by the Chicago Fire Department, but no one ...

The hot and sticky weather you have been complaining about for the past two days will unfortunately be sticking around--possibly until the end of July...

There will be 14 percent fewer slots for Chicago children in the city's various camps and other programs designed to keep young people off the streets...

Obviously, most people battle the crowds and heat at the annual Taste of Chicago for the food, but the musical lineup always attracts a crowd as well....

The number of liquor licenses would more than double on Chicago Park District property along the lakefront under a proposal Mayor Richard Daley introd...

We don't like being stuck inside working on a gorgeous day anymore than you do. But if you're like us, there's one thing you're looking forward to:...

The National Weather Service says 2009 has seen the coldest July since the official recording station was moved away from the lakefront in 1942. The a...