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Air quality update: Improvements continue across northern Illinois

I’ll tell ya, it’s about time we see some green pop up on our air quality map! That means the Air Quality Index (AQI) has fallen below 50, meaning that the air quality is back to ...

Why is it so smoky outside and where is the smoke coming from in Illinois?

Wildfire smoke covered the Chicago area Thursday, leading to unhealthy air quality and a wave of haze, but where did it come ...

Air quality ‘moderate’ in most of Cook County from Canadian wildfire smoke, but worse in northern Illinois

Smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to affect air quality across the Midwest, though Monday’s conditions were an ...
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Air quality still unhealthy for some across northern Illinois

For the first time in what felt like years, Festa Italiana over Boylan Catholic High School went on without any high heat and ...
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Red Air Pollution Action Day issued for multiple Illinois counties

The Illinois EPA and IDPH are warning residents of unhealthy air quality due to Canadian wildfire smoke, and are urging ...

'Prolonged impact': Canadian wildfires prompt air quality warnings for Midwest, Northeast

Forecasters say weak winds have left Canadian wildfire smoke to linger over the U.S. Stronger winds are expected to bring relief later in the week.