Chicago reaches 90 degrees, setting new heat record for May 11

Chicago set a new record for heat on Wednesday, as the temperature hit 90 degrees at O'Hare International Airport, where official records are kept. The previous record high there for today's date was 89 degrees, set back in 1982.

Heat and humidity dominate Chicago's forecast Wednesday

Skies will be partly to mostly sunny with highs reaching the upper 80s once again with western and southwestern parts of our viewing area making another run past 90 degrees.

Chicago could approach record-breaking heat Tuesday

Today’s record high is 90 degrees set 11 years ago. We could come close to touching that mark Tuesday.

How hot will Chicago get this week?

Record-breaking heat isn't out of the question this week in Chicago. It will feel like we jumped right into July starting Tuesday.

Summer weather arrives in Chicago

After what has been a remarkably-gloomy spate of March-like weather, summer blasts into Chicagoland this week.