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

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

An air quality alert remained in effect for the entire Chicago area Friday, with another "Air Pollution Action Day" alert declared as wildfire smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to impact ...

An Air Quality Alert for Chicago and the suburbs has been extended through Friday as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to blanket the area and push the AQI into red levels.

Canadian wildfire smoke has entered the Upper Midwest and poses significant health impacts in the hardest-hit areas.

Visitors to Palmisano Park deal with poor air quality and hazy skies as an air quality alert is in effect until midnight Thursday for the Chicago area on June 6, 2025. Canadian wildfires continue ...

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 ...

A Chicago Air Quality Alert has been extended through Friday as smoke from Canada wildfires has pushed the AQI into unhealthy levels across the region. Goodbye Mr. Nice Guy? Investors dump Tesla ...

Fires in Saskatchewan and Manitoba have triggered a statewide air quality alert in Wisconsin and regional alerts in Minnesota and Michigan, according to The Weather Channel, which reported that ...

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.