# HEADLINE
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EXTREME HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
# DETAILS
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WHAT
Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values around 105 possible.
WHERE
Cook County.
WHEN
From Monday afternoon through Wednesday evening.
IMPACTS
Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events.
ISSUED AT
Saturday, June 27, 2026 at 11:51 AM CDT
ISSUED BY
National Weather Service Chicago IL
HEADER
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
# PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.
# AREAS AFFECTED
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Central Cook, Northern Cook, Southern Cook
Including the cities of La Grange, Calumet City, Lemont, Orland Park, Park Forest, Evanston, Oak Park, Palatine, Cicero, Des Plaines, Schaumburg, Chicago, Oak Forest, Oak Lawn, and Northbrook