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Air Quality Index, Chicago

Chicago ranked No. 1 for worst air quality in the world Thursday

"The air quality is officially dangerous in Chicago," says Brian Urbaszewski, director of environmental health programs at the Respiratory Health Association. "It's going to send people to the emergency room.

NBC Chicago on MSN · 23h

‘Unhealthy' air quality across multiple Chicago suburbs — again. When will it get better?

The "unhealthy" air, which ranks as level four of six on the Air Quality Index, comes after multiple consecutive days of air quality alerts.

CBS News · 1d

Air Quality Alert continues in Chicago

Hazy skies from wildfire smoke from Canada, which may become more concentrated with visibility potentially dropping to 3-5 miles at times, and air quality dropping to the unhealthy category.

air quality, Smoke and Canadian wildfires

Chicago Tribune · 19h

Smoke from Canadian wildfires brings unhealthy air to large swaths of the Midwest

Smoke from Canadian wildfires hovered over several Midwestern states Saturday, bringing warnings of unhealthy air for at least the third day.

CBS News · 4d

Canadian wildfire smoke brings worst air quality in the world to Chicago, creating unhealthy conditions for all

The hazy skies in the Chicago area are the visible sign of the poor air quality on Thursday as smoke from Canadian wildfires sent Chicago to the top of the list of most polluted cities in the world.

ABC7 Chicago on MSN · 12h

Northwest Indiana under air quality alert Tuesday due to Canada wildfire smoke

However, Lake, Porter, Newton and Jasper counties in Indiana will be under another air quality alert all day Tuesday. The Chicago area had been under air quality alerts for much of the last week, due to smoke from Canadian wildfires. At one point last week, Chicago had the worst air quality in the world.

FOX 32 Chicago on MSN9h

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 ...

WTTW News9h

Hazy Skies Linger After Days of Poor Air Quality in Chicago. What It Could Mean for Your Health

The National Weather Service issued an air quality alert for the city on Thursday and kept extending it through Sunday night. There was no alert Monday.

2don MSN

Canadian Wildfire Smoke Makes Minneapolis And Chicago Among World’s Worst Polluted Cities

Air quality alerts have been issued across most of the Midwest, and hundreds of wildfires are burning across Canada.

2don MSN

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.

22h

3 hurt in Logan Square fire

A woman and two men were taken to Stroger Hospital for smoke inhalation after the fire broke Sunday night in the 1900 block ...

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 ...

3don MSN

Wildfire smoke fills Chicago skies, impacts Lollapalooza day 1

Chicago had the worst air quality in the world on Thursday. There is an Air Quality Alert for most of the area through Friday ...

3don MSN

MAP: Where is the smoke in Illinois coming from? Track it live

Smoke has continued to cloud Illinois' air for a second straight day, but the poor air quality isn't because of a fire in the ...

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