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The last time Chicago saw a seven-day streak of low temperatures above 70 degrees was in 1933, just months after Franklin D. Roosevelt was first sworn in as president, and Chicago was hosting its last world's fair.
A week of high temperatures arrives as the Chicago Park District opens all 77 public pools for the season. The city is offering six cooling centers where those who could be vulnerable to the heat can seek relief.
A severe thunderstorm watch was issued through 10 p.m. in Kankakee, Grundy and Will counties.
The two men fell while working at a construction site in Hyde Park on Thursday. The case is being investigated as an accident. Winds were strong in the area.