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Ten heat-related deaths in Cook County this year — the highest in over a decade — underscore a deadly, escalating crisis. The latest victim, a 64-year-old man, died just blocks from hospitals, highlighting how quickly life can slip away when temperatures soar. With numbers jumping from six deaths in recent years to ten this year, each fatality is a human tragedy and a warning: extreme heat is no longer an outlier — it’s an urgent, growing threat demanding immediate action.

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