CHICAGO (WGN) – This week marks the 30th anniversary of the devastating Chicago Heat Wave of 1995. Over 700 people died in the oppressive heat that year. WGN-TV’s Mike Lowe spoke with former WGN-TV ...

My goal in life is to work a job that I love. To try to achieve this goal, my love of surfing influenced me to build my startup in the action sports market. I figured that my familiarity with the ...

Nearly one year after the heat crisis in the Pacific Northwest, emergency managers, doctors and even transit systems in the area say they are using lessons learned to prepare for this summer. The city ...

Given what the world now knows about the coronavirus from the (ongoing) first wave, it’s vital that policymakers draw certain lessons from the (mis)handling of the first wave. Such lessons can help ...

For better or worse, this heat wave is forcing Washington to recognize and confront the impacts of climate change. Last year’s “heat dome,” while jarring and traumatic for many, was an exceptional ...

Need guitar strings or a new pair of maracas? A musical equipment retail shop is opening this week in the North Cass Corridor. Third Wave Music is a full-service music shop that offers music lessons, ...

There was lots of promise -- Email is an ancient technology, and is due for a refresh. Google Wave promised to change the way we communicate, and would eventually replace Email. Unfortunately, Google ...