Why do some parts of Chicago get hotter than others?

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A new effort is underway to measure heat across the city this summer. The campaign is the first step in fighting heat vulnerability, said Kyra Woods, a city of Chicago policy adviser on environment and climate.

Heat is the deadliest weather phenomenon, killing more people in an average year than hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and cold, according to the National Weather Service. Heat kills some outright via heat stress. For others, heat exacerbates common chronic conditions, including asthma, heart disease and diabetes.

An investigation by the Tribune’s Sarah Macaraeg found that more than 300,000 Chicagoans live in areas that are hotter than 90% of the rest of the city, or an estimated 5 to 10 degrees warmer than the city average.

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When Emad Mahou landed at O’Hare, he had two small bags of belongings, $100 and a sealed envelope with “do not open” in bold letters across the front.

With his hands he demonstrates the ups and downs of the last 12 years — from being released and offered refuge in America to graduating from the DePaul University School of Law. As his wife, 8-year-old daughter and his father stood in the stands, he walked across the stage with hopes of practicing human rights law to help other refugees coming into the country.

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A DuPage County judge has ruled that Oakbrook Terrace must remove the red-light cameras at the intersection of 22nd Street and Route 83. Oakbrook Terrace Mayor Paul Esposito said Monday the city plans to appeal.

A splendid and often rewarding way to spend a summer Saturday or Sunday is to wander the sun-splashed streets of a city or suburban neighborhood and look at, in the widest and wildest definition of the word possible, art, writes Rick Kogan.

Two of the most venerable art fairs come in June.

Anderson Comás thought of those who feel like they don’t have support and wanted to do his part to help when he decided to come out as gay in February.

“I wanted to open that door for those people that are fighting for their dreams,” Comás said during a videoconference call Friday. “I feel like they cannot do it because of people’s opinions, so I wanted to share a little bit to help, to open that door and to inspire all of them to keep fighting.”

The James Beard Awards are back in Chicago, and after a weekend of honoring food media and industry leaders, the Restaurant and Chef awards took place Monday night.

Chicago chef Damarr Brown took away the first win of the night for Emerging Chef. Brown has been the chef de cuisine at Virtue in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood for years.