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Extreme heat forces cancellation of athletic events at Chicago area schools

Name: Extreme heat forces cancellation of athletic events at Chicago area schools
Uploaded: 2024-08-26T22:07:00-0500
Duration: 43 s
Description: At Schurz High School in the Irving Park neighborhood, an infrared thermometer read back a temperature as hot as 146 degrees on the artificial turf on the sports field.

At Schurz High School in the Irving Park neighborhood, an infrared thermometer read back a temperature as hot as 146 degrees on the artificial turf on the sports field.