>> PLUS, THE SAUSAGE KING AND QUEEN OF CHICAGO CELEBRATE 75 YEARS OF RATING OVER MILWAUKEE.

>>> IT MIGHT LOOK BEAUTIFUL OUT THERE BUT IT IS DANGEROUS.

CHICAGO OFFICIALLY SET A NEW HEAT RECORD FOR THIS DATE, A HIGH OF 98 DEGREES.

THE HEAT INDICES SOARING INTO THE HUNDREDS, AND WE ARE IN MORE FOR TOMORROW.

HOW IS THE CITY BEATING THE HEAT, PARIS SCHUTZ IS JOINING US FROM THE BEACH.

>> Reporter: HEY, BRANDIS.

THIS IS THE BEST DATE TO BE, AND IT STILL 90 DEGREES .

FOLKS FILLING IN THE WATER.

THE HEAT INDEX GOT AS HIGH AS 115 EARLIER TODAY AT MIDWAY, AND AS YOU MENTIONED, THAT'S OF THE ALL-TIME RECORD FOR HEAT ON THIS VERY DATE.

THIS HAS CAUSED CPS TO RESCHEDULE SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES, ANY PRACTICES FOR ATHLETICS HAVE BEEN MOVED INDOORS RIGHT NOW.

KIDS ARE IN SCHOOL WITH AIR CONDITIONING, ALTHOUGH WE ARE TOLD BY PARENTS AT THE SCHOOL, THAT THE AC WAS NOT REALLY WORKING VERY WELL.

YOU SEE WINDOWS OPEN HERE.

WE DIDN'T HEAR FROM CBS ON THE SITUATION.

COOK COUNTY -- STARTING TO SEE SOME ADMISSIONS TO THE E.R.

DUE SOON -- HEAT TODAY.

THEY SAID TO WATCH OUT FOR SOME ELDERLY RESIDENTS IN THE CITY.

>> THE ONE POPULATION IT'S REALLY HIGH RISK ARE ELDERLY PATIENTS.

THEY HAVE A LOT OF MEDICAL PROBLEMS, ON A LOT OF MEDICATIONS, AND A LOT OF TIME, THE MEDICINE THEY ARE ON AND THE HEALTH PROBLEMS WILL MAKE IT FOR THEIR BODIES HARD TO DEAL WITH VERY HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY.

>> Reporter: THE DOCTORS SAY IF YOU DO HAVE TO BE OUTSIDE FOR WORK LIKE WE HAD TO BE TODAY, OR FOR ANY OTHER REASON, BE CAUTIOUS AND BE AWARE OF THE SIGNS OF HEAT STROKE.

>> THE BIG THINGS YOU LOOK FOR, PEOPLE GET HEAT EXHAUSTION, THEY WILL BECOME DIZZY SO LIGHTHEADED, THEY HAVE A BIT OF A HEADACHE.

THAT'S WHEN YOU WANT TO REMOVE YOURSELF FROM THE CLIMATE.

MAYBE PUT A COOL WASHCLOTH OVER THE NAPE OF YOUR NECK, AIR CONDITIONING AND START HYDRATING.

THE SIGNS OF HEAT STROKE ARE CONCERNING, YOU BECOME CONFUSED.

MAYBE HAVING DIFFICULTY WALKING.

GET A VERY HIGH TEMPERATURE.

YOU WILL STOP SWEATING, AND REALLY WHAT'S CONCERNING ABOUT THAT AS YOU MIGHT NOT RECOGNIZE THE SYMPTOMS OF BECOMING CONFUSED SO IT'S GOOD FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW WHEN THEY'RE OUT WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY, IF THEY SEE THOSE SIGNS, YOU NEED TO SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL CARE.

>> Reporter: ALSO VULNERABLE, THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE HOMES OR AIR CONDITIONING IN THEIR HOMES.

THE CITY HAS OFFERED UP SIX SPOTS ACROSS THE CITY FOR COOLING CENTERS, INCLUDING HERE IN UPTOWN, ALTHOUGH THEY ARE OPEN FROM 9:00 AND 5:00 TOMORROW.

DEPARTMENTS OF FAMILY AND SUPPORT SERVICE BRANDY CANARSIE SAYS HER -- AND CALLING ON VULNERABLE RESIDENTS.

>> WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR NONPROFIT PARTNERS AND STAFF TO MAKE SURE WE ARE GETTING -- VULNERABLE SENIORS AND WITH SMALL CHILDREN SPEARED WE'VE BEEN DOING ROBOCALLS FOR OLDER ADULTS, MAKING SURE THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING, WE ARE GETTING OUT TO THE UNSHELTERED RESIDENTS, MAKING SURE THEY KNOW ABOUT IT, HAVE WATER, MAKE SURE THAT THAT IF THEY WANT TO COME INTO A COOLING CENTER, THEY CAN, AND LASTLY, WE ARE WORKING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN DO WELL-BEING CHECKS FOR OLDER ADULTS AND THOSE WHO NEED THEM.

>> Reporter: HOW ELSE CAN YOU BEAT THE HEAT, HERE IS A DELICIOUS WAY.

WHY DON'T YOU HEAD OVER TO MARIO'S ITALIAN LEMONADE ON TAYLOR STREET.

THE ICONIC SPOT FOR SOME ITALIAN ICE.

IT WAS A PLACE TO BE, ESPECIALLY AFTER 3:00 IN THE AFTERNOON, AS STUDENTS ACROSS THE -- AND THEY LIGHT UP THERE.

WORKERS SAW A STEADY STREAM AND SATISFIED CUSTOMERS ALL DAY.

HOW GOOD DOES ITALIAN LEMONADE HIT WHEN IT'S THIS HOT?

>> LIKE 1000% TIMES BETTER LIKE IT'S WAY BETTER WHEN IT'S HOT OUT BECAUSE YOU'RE GETTING THAT SENSATION OF LIKE COOLNESS INTO YOUR BODY SO, YEAH.

IT HIS WAY BETTER.

>> Reporter: I THINK DR.

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WHAT HAS BUSINESS BEEN LIKE TODAY?

>> IT'S BEEN PRETTY BUSY FOR THE MORNING.

USUALLY IT GETS BUSIER AT NIGHT, BUT IT'S BEEN A PRETTY CONSTANT CROWD COMING IN TODAY.

>> Reporter: AND DON'T FORGET TO CHECK IN ON YOUR FOUR-LEGGED FRIEND, THEY DON'T HANDLE THIS HEAT VERY WELL, THEY DON'T HAVE A WAY TO REGULATE IT, SO FROLICKING AROUND IN LAKE MICHIGAN IS A GOOD ACTIVITY FOR THEM TO DO, AND THEN WE DO GET TO DO THIS ALL TOMORROW.

THIS EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS IN PLACE IN COOK COUNTY UNTIL 8:00 P.M.

TOMORROW NIGHT.

BRANDIS, BACK TO YOU IN THE COOL STUDIO.

>> PARIS, I HOPE YOU ARE ABLE TO GET SOME ITALIAN ICE AND THAT YOU FIND SOME AIR-CONDITIONING RIGHT NOW.

>> YOU KNOW I DID .

>>> AS WE JUST HEARD FROM PARIS, IT'S HOT OUT THERE.

TO RECAP THE INFORMATION, MULTIPLE AGENCIES ACROSS THE -- WHERE FOLKS CAN FIND RELIEF.

THE CITY OF CHICAGO HAS OPENED 27 TOTAL CENTERS ACROSS THE CITY.

IT'S EXPANDING HOURS TODAY TODAY AND TOMORROW TO 8:00 TO 7:00 P.M. AS WELL AS USING THE CITY PARK DISTRICT FIELD HOUSES AND PUBLIC LIBRARIES AS COOLING