After a relatively dry August with normal temperatures and just a few spikes in rain and heat, Labor Day is coming in hot — but not so much as to disrupt holiday activities. Despite the Aug. 23-24 heat wave, the average temperature in Chicago hovered around 74 degrees throughout August. And unlike the hot stretch that prompted the summer’s first excessive heat warning in the city, the National .
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Chicago officials are preparing for the dangerous heat expected Wednesday and Thursday, reminding residents of the cooling centers around the city and assuring families of Chicago Public School students that all CPS classrooms are equipped with air conditioning. National Weather Service officials are warning of hot conditions that will settle over Chicagoland for the next two days with a heat .