CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - Canadian wildfire smoke will once again impact the area’s air quality.
An Air Quality Alert remains in effect for Illinois counties such as McHenry, Lake, Kane, DuPage, Kendall, Grundy, Cook and Will as well counties in Northwest Indiana. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Indiana Department of Environmental Management have declared Monday as an Air Pollution Action Day.
Expect hazy sunshine throughout the day, AccuWeather says.
The EPA’s AQI (Air Quality Index) for downtown Chicago, as of 6 a.m., stood at an unhealthy level. As the day progresses however, the air quality will gradually improve. It ultimately will be unhealthy for sensitive groups, the EPA says.
Those with heart or lung disease, along with the elderly, children and teens are advised to limit the amount of time of participating in strenuous outdoor activity.
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These last few days mark the second stretch in less than a month that the area has experienced poor air quality due to Canadian wildfire smoke.
The smoke from the wildfires made the air quality in Chicago “very unhealthy” June 27-28. On June 27, Chicago had the worst air quality among big cities in the world.
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