CHICAGO (WLS) -- It has been nearly 30 years since one of the worst heat-related disasters in the country. Chicago's 1995 heat wave left 739 people dead over a five day-stretch. The National Weather ...

CHICAGO (WGN) – Dozens of people gathered in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood Tuesday night to remember hundreds of people who died during the July 1995 heat wave. At the Columbus Park Refectory, Mayor ...

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This week marks the 30th anniversary of the infamous 1995 Chicago heat wave, which took 739 lives. One of them was a World War II veteran who got a proper sendoff in Homewood on Thursday. Silence ...

HOMEWOOD, Ill. (WLS) -- There was a special honor Thursday for a World War II veteran who died alone during Chicago's 1995 heat wave. That disaster claimed more than 700 lives. Emilio Agguire was ...

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