State environmental and health officials announced that air quality Friday, Aug. 1, is expected to be poor in the area because of smoke from Canadian wild fires.
The air is expected to be in the orange range, which means “members of sensitive groups may experience health effects. Sensitive groups include children, older adults, those with breathing or heart disorders including asthma and COPD and even active adults,” according to an alert from Illinois EnviroFlash.
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