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When will Chicago's air quality improve? As Midwest alerts continue, Illinois sees some relief
While an air quality alert continues for parts of the Midwest due to smoke from Canadian wildfires, northeastern Illinois was ...
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Chicago weather: Heat index values could approach 100 by the end of the week
Tuesday will feature plenty of sunshine, although it'll be hazy sunshine due to wildfire smoke. A few stray showers or storms ...
Editorial: Smoky air should not become a permanent hallmark of Chicago summers
Chicago’s summer skies are increasingly foul due to Canadian wildfires, especially when the weather otherwise is nicest. This ...
Chicago weather: Wildfire smoke lingers as humidity builds
Temperatures are climbing into the 80s this week, with highs expected to hit 90° by the weekend. Wildfire smoke will continue ...
How to protect yourself from the bad air caused by wildfires
When wildfires burn, the smoke can travel long distances and degrade air quality far away, which presents risks for those ...
Wildfire smoke continues to blanket Midwest as flash flood threat heads to the South
Smoke from the more than 700 wildfires burning in Canada is continuing to blanket parts of the Midwest for a final day.
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Chicago weather: Hazy skies linger before late week warmup
A stretch of hot, dry weather is expected to build through the end of the week. CHICAGO - Not only has wildfire smoke been a respiratory irritant for the past several days, it has also held ...
Minneapolis, Chicago keep smoky streak of days atop world's worst air quality readings into weekend
Smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to choke the skies over the Upper Midwest this weekend, with the milky haze even ...