Beach Hazards Statement — Beach Hazards Statement issued July 31 at 3:41PM CDT until August 3 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Hydrologic Outlook — Hydrologic Outlook issued July 31 at 2:19PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
This Afternoon
81°F
Rain Showers90% precip
Tonight
68°F
Showers And Thunderstorms90% precip
Saturday
70°F
Showers And Thunderstorms90% precip
Saturday Night
68°F
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely70% precip
News in Chicago
Indianapolis Recorder
July 28
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General
FOX59
July 21
Storm chances around before significant cool down
Off to a warm and humid start this Tuesday morning, as temperatures hover in the middle 70s, while winds remain light. We continue to monitor storm chances around Chicago and northern Indiana this morning and through the early afternoon. Not much on the radar yet (as of 5 a.m.),…
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Chicago by the numbers
Population
2,677,643Population figure, 2020
Households & income
- Area
- 227.75 sq mi (589.86 km²), 6.79 sq mi water
- Median age
- 35.8
- Households
- 1,160,205
- Persons per household
- 2.3
- Median household income
- $77,902
- Median house value
- $334,100
Municipal office
- Office
- ADMINISTRATOR
- Address
- 121 N LA SALLE ST, CHICAGO, IL 60602