An air quality alert has been issued for Cook County by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency through Saturday, July 18.
Wildfires in Minnesota and Canada are contributing to the drop in air quality, with smoke drifting south into northeast Illinois.
Air quality in the Homewood-Flossmoor area reached Air Quality Now’s index number of 380 by 8 p.m. Thursday, July 16. The index refers to concentrations of pollutants in the air. Any number over 200 is…
