The passenger suffered a medical emergency while the plane was mid-air, Turkish Airlines told The Independent in a statement.

Turkish Airlines and Chicago airport officials reportedly declined to comment or confirm the dead passenger’s identity, nationality, or gender.

Cook County is under a heat watch through Thursday evening. Temperatures could feel like 105-110 degrees Wednesday.

Chicago faces an extreme heat watch with temperatures expected to reach mid-90s and heat indexes up to 115 degrees.

The building heat and humidity comes as Chicago's air quality readings early Monday morning were "unhealthy for sensitive ...

Douglas McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief at Climate Crisis 24/7, reveals that living in Chicago is equivalent to smoking 139 cigarettes annually due to air pollution. Despite its lakeside location and ...