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Twenty years ago this week Chicago experienced the worst heat wave

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Twenty years ago this week, Chicago experienced the worst heat wave in recent history.  According to the  Chicago Tribune , the temperature was 106 degrees on July 13, 1995.  Over 700 victims were claimed by the intensity of that heat and our city was left reeling. You can read the rest of the article at Being Catholic ... Really .