Weather

Chicago’s Record-Breaking Heat: The Hottest Days in History with 100+ Degrees

Rare triple-digit temperatures hit Chicago, with O’Hare International Airport experiencing 100 degrees or higher for the first time in over a decade. Throughout the city’s history, there have been only 65 days with such extreme heat. The first recorded triple-digit temperature was in 1887, prompting fashionable solutions like reading indoors or escaping to cooler places. […]