1 Cover with aluminum foil and bake in preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes. 2  Remove foil and bake for another 5 to 10 minutes; let stand for 10 minutes before cutting; serve.
1995 Chicago heat wave. The 1995 Chicago heat wave was a heat wave which led to 739 heat-related deaths in Chicago over a period of five days. Most of the victims of the heat wave were elderly poor residents of the city, who could not afford air conditioning and did not open windows or sleep outside for fear of crime. The heat wave also heavily impacted the wider Midwestern region, with additional deaths in both St. Louis, Missouri and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Chicago has a humid continental climate with hot summers and no dry season. The temperature typically varies from 21Â°F to 83Â°F over the course of the year, and is rarely below 3Â°F or above 91Â°F. The warm season lasts for 113 days, from May 30 to September 20, with an average daily high temperature above 73Â°F.