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Air quality ‘moderate’ in most of Cook County from Canadian wildfire smoke, but worse in northern Illinois

Smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to affect air quality across the Midwest, though Monday’s conditions were an ...
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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 ...

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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Smoke and haze in Chicago

Smoke from Canada wildfires creates a haze in the sky as Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson (7) and first baseman Cody Bellinger (24) head out to the field in the ninth inning of a game against ...
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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...