CHICAGO — Extreme heat is headed our way this weekend and Chicago emergency officials are making sure the city is prepared.
The Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC) and department heads unveiled their extreme heat plan, including options for people without air conditioning.
The heat index is expected to reach 105 degrees on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. An Extreme Heat Warning is in effect for all of Cook County from 10 a.m. Saturday through 12 a.m. Tuesday. A Heat Advisory is in place for everyone else for the same time frame.
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Officials are especially concerned about senior citizen and people without air conditioning, which is about 11 percent of the city’s population…