Air quality problems increase today and tomorrow as steamy, stagnant air leads to higher levels of ozone pollution.

An air quality alert was issued Thursday by the National Weather Service for the entire Chicago area through Friday night.

Chicago faces another scorcher on the Fourth of July, with 95-degree heat, an ongoing warm streak, and evening fireworks ...

An air quality alert is in effect until midnight Thursday for the Chicago area as Canadian wildfires continue, officials said. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency declared an Air ...

Chicago air quality alert continues through Friday night due to smoke from Canada wildfires 03:39. An Air Quality Alert for Chicago and the suburbs has been extended through Friday as smoke from ...

The Chicago skyline is blanketed in haze from Canadian wildfires seen from Solidarity Drive on June 27, 2023, as weather officials issued an air quality alert. Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune ...

Air quality alert remains in effect for entire Chicago area. When will it improve? According to the NBC 5 Storm Team, the worst air quality in the country Friday was recorded in Ann Arbor, Michigan ...

Chicago First Alert Weather: Air quality alert, sunshine 02:30. CHICAGO (CBS)--Tuesday brings smoky sunshine. An Air Quality Alert has been issued until midnight for northeast Illinois and ...

An Air Quality Alert has been issued for the entire Chicago Area. Counties included in the alert are Cook, Dupage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake (IL), McHenry and Will and lasts through Monday night.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago area is under an air quality alert Thursday due to the Canadian wildfire smoke. Environmental officials said the pollutants from the smoke will be sticking around the ...

CHICAGO — Air Quality Alert in effect Monday. Decreasing smoke and haze this afternoon. Winds: WNW 5-15 mph. High near 80, cooler near the lake. Mostly clear skies tonight and a bit cooler.

Data from IQAir.com shows that Chicago currently has an air quality index (AQI) of 193, which is considered to be unhealthy for residents. Following behind Chicago is Detroit, Michigan, and New ...