An air quality alert in the Chicago area has been extended for another day as Canadian wildfire smoke continues to plague the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- An air quality alert has been extended for part of the Chicago area through Thursday. The alert for McHenry, Lake, Kane, DuPage, Kendall, Grundy, Cook and Will counties in Illinois ...

Concern for poor air quality in the greater Chicago Metropolitan Area remains as the Illinois EPA extended its air quality ...

It's another day of poor air quality across the Chicago region with temperatures set to warm up.Fox 32 Meteorologist Kaitlin Cody has the forecast.What to ExpectToday we have an Air Quality alert for ...

Wildfire smoke brings hazy skies and poor air quality to Chicago today, with hot and humid weather building into the weekend.

Air quality alerts are in place for portions of 10 states from Minnesota to Delaware as officials warn the smoke may become ...

Wildfire smoke from Canada is a problem again in the Chicago area, with an air quality alert in place now extended through ...

Temperatures continue to creep up in Chicagoland this week, with Wednesday highs in the mid- to upper 80s. Meanwhile, smoke ...

Chicago faces an air quality alert due to Canadian wildfire smoke and high ozone levels, with risks for sensitive groups.

As the city's surface warms, it heats the air above it, causing that air to rise. This rising motion can pull in smoke-laden air from the north, bringing it down to the surface.

The public is advised to take precautions, especially those sensitive to polluted conditions, by limiting their time outside and keeping windows and doors closed.