Extreme heat warning canceled early on third day of brutal temperatures in Chicago area

Weather officials canceled an extreme heat warning late Thursday morning for most of the Chicago area on the third day of dangerously high temperatures. The warning was canceled for central and northern Cook County around 10:30 a.m., well before it scheduled to expire at 7 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. An extreme heat warning remains in place for southern Cook County, which encompasses some south suburbs. Temperatures in Chicago were forecast to rise to 94 degrees and, with…