CHICAGO (AP) — As a second straight day of hot soupy temperatures approaching triple digits hung over much of the Midwest on Tuesday, residents looked for ways to stay cool and indoors.
Darrell Taylor, 61, has no air-conditioning in his apartment in Chicago, where it reached a record-breaking 98 degrees Fahrenheit. He described it as feeling like an oven. Running two fans did not improve things.
“I put a cold towel on my face. It’s only working a little bit,” he said before retreating to the home of a relative who has air conditioning.
The National Weather Service issued excessive heat warnings and advisories Tuesday in large swaths of Illinois,
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