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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Emmanuel Camarillo

Chicago area braces for ‘dangerously hot conditions’ expected through Thursday

Wu Yue, 7, with family on vacation in Chicago from Guangzhou, China, plays in the Crown Fountain in Millennium Park as a heatwave hits the Chicago area on Tuesday. The city’s cooling centers will be open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

What’s that expression? “It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity.” Well, Chicago area residents can expect to deal with plenty of both in the next couple of days.

Officials across the region are preparing for what meteorologists say could be “dangerously hot conditions” Wednesday and Thursday.

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