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Construction workers start their day as the sun rises on the new Republic Airlines headquarters building in Carmel, Ind., Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Construction workers start their day as the sun rises on the new Republic Airlines headquarters building in Carmel, Ind., Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

A boat rides along the riverwalk in the loop, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Chicago. (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

A boat rides along the riverwalk in the loop, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Chicago. (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Children run through the Whirlpool Compass Fountain as the sun sets during a heat wave Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, in St. Joseph, Mich. (Don Campbell/The Herald-Palladium via AP)

Children run through the Whirlpool Compass Fountain as the sun sets during a heat wave Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, in St. Joseph, Mich. (Don Campbell/The Herald-Palladium via AP)

A construction worker hydrates at the Shedd Aquarium Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, as a second straight day of hot soupy temperatures approaching triple digits hung over much of the Midwest in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

A construction worker hydrates at the Shedd Aquarium Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, as a second straight day of hot soupy temperatures approaching triple digits hung over much of the Midwest in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

A jogger runs along the riverwalk in the loop, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, as temperatures reached a high in the upper 90's. (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

A jogger runs along the riverwalk in the loop, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, as temperatures reached a high in the upper 90's. (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

John Nguyen shoots hoops during a hot weather day in Deerfield, Ill., Monday, Aug. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

John Nguyen shoots hoops during a hot weather day in Deerfield, Ill., Monday, Aug. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

A cyclists, right, sits under the shade of a tree as others walk along Lake Michigan on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, as a second straight day of hot soupy temperatures approaching triple digits hung over much of the Midwest on Tuesday, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

A cyclists, right, sits under the shade of a tree as others walk along Lake Michigan on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, as a second straight day of hot soupy temperatures approaching triple digits hung over much of the Midwest on Tuesday, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Gonzalo Garcia walks on North Avenue Beach selling ice cream on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, in Chicago. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune via AP)

Gonzalo Garcia walks on North Avenue Beach selling ice cream on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, in Chicago. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune via AP)

John Nguyen sprays water to cool off after shooting hoops during a hot weather day in Deerfield, Ill., Monday, Aug. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

John Nguyen sprays water to cool off after shooting hoops during a hot weather day in Deerfield, Ill., Monday, Aug. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

People sit along the riverwalk in the loop, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Chicago, as temperatures reached a high in the upper 90's. (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

People sit along the riverwalk in the loop, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Chicago, as temperatures reached a high in the upper 90's. (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Construction worker walks past a residential building site during hot weather in Wheeling, Ill., Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Construction worker walks past a residential building site during hot weather in Wheeling, Ill., Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Construction worker works outside of commercial building site during a hot weather in Mount Prospect, Ill., Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Construction worker works outside of commercial building site during a hot weather in Mount Prospect, Ill., Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

FILE - Volunteers from Saint Sabina Church climb aboard a bus to distribute bottles of cold water at a busy South Side intersection in Chicago, Aug. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford, File)

FILE - Volunteers from Saint Sabina Church climb aboard a bus to distribute bottles of cold water at a busy South Side intersection in Chicago, Aug. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford, File)

A pedestrian rides a scooter across DuSable Lake Shore Drive as heat from the pavement distorts a photograph Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, as a second straight day of hot soupy temperatures approaching triple digits hung over much of the Midwest in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

A pedestrian rides a scooter across DuSable Lake Shore Drive as heat from the pavement distorts a photograph Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, as a second straight day of hot soupy temperatures approaching triple digits hung over much of the Midwest in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Samara Balans, 41, of Bronzeville, cools off in the water feature at River Park on the Northwest Side as temperatures across Chicago hit a high of 97 degrees, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Samara Balans, 41, of Bronzeville, cools off in the water feature at River Park on the Northwest Side as temperatures across Chicago hit a high of 97 degrees, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

FILE - Volunteers from Saint Sabina Church distributed bottles of cold water to passing motorists at a busy South Side intersection in Chicago, Aug. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford, File)

FILE - Volunteers from Saint Sabina Church distributed bottles of cold water to passing motorists at a busy South Side intersection in Chicago, Aug. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford, File)