As wildfires continue to rage in western Canada, the Environmental Protection Agency issued its first alert of the year for ...

As of early Thursday, the air quality for much of northeast Illinois, including multiple suburbs to the north and some to the ...

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A Chicago Air Quality Alert has been extended through Friday as smoke from Canada wildfires has pushed the AQI into unhealthy ...

Smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to plague the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes region, with multiple states under air ...

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency declared an "Air Pollution Action Day" for the greater Chicago area, with special attention to those most vulnerable, including children, the elderly and ...

Chicago had the worst air quality overnight Wednesday into Thursday, the latest American city to feel the impact of wildfire ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- An Air Quality Alert remains in effect Friday due to smoke from Canadian wildfires. The alert remains in effect for the area until midnight Friday. ABC7 Accuweather Meteorologist ...

Residents in northern Illinois will experience degraded air quality today as rain brings Canadian wildfire smoke south. Find out the AQI in your area.

Chicago’s air took a hit overnight as smoke from more than 100 Canadian wildfires drifted into the city, pushing the air ...