Temperatures could feel hotter than 100 degrees this week, forecasters say

Some parts of the Chicago area could feel hotter than 100 degrees this week as a heat wave hits the area, forecasters say. Chicago itself will likely be spared the hottest heat index — or how the temperature feels — of nearly 105 degrees, which is expected to hit the south suburbs on Tuesday and Wednesday. Instead, Chicago could see temperatures climb into the 80s on Tuesday and into the lower 90s on Wednesday, according to Zachary Yack, meteorologist at the National Weather Service Romeoville…