Sweltering heat blankets Chicagoland as Northwest Indiana residents still without power seek relief

GARY, Ind. (WGN) – September is off to a hot start and the heat is on full blast from Chicago to Northwest Indiana.

Some residents of Northwest Indiana are still without power after strong storms ravaged the area last month, prompting them to seek relief from the heat.

A FEMA spokesperson told WGN-TV that Lake County, Indiana alone filed about 17,000 FEMA applications on Sunday through a mix of in-person and online applications…

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