By 12:30 p.m., the Air Quality Index had reached unhealthy levels in the entire Chicago area, with AirNow.gov showing the city with an AQI of 163, the north and west suburbs with an AQI of 158 and ...

The Weather Company, which provides weather forecasting and owns the Weather Channel, ranked Chicago as having the ninth-worst air quality in the world for cities with a population of over 4 million.

Chicago’s air quality was among the worst in the world after Canadian wildfire smoke drifted south to create unsafe conditions for seniors, young children and people with respiratory illnesses.

Visitors to Palmisano Park deal with poor air quality and hazy skies as an air quality alert is in effect until midnight Thursday for the Chicago area on June 6, 2025. Canadian wildfires continue ...

Chicago's air quality ranked among worst in the world due to Canadian wildfire smoke Another large fire exacerbated by climate change is threatening the health of Chicagoans. Government officials ...

Chicago had an air quality index (AQI) rating of 161 on Wednesday, according to the FOX Forecast Center. AQI ratings between 200 and 400, which are considered to be unhealthy or even hazardous.

Wildfire smoke gives Chicago, Detroit some of world’s worst air quality Smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to plague the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes region, with multiple states under air ...

A Chicago Air Quality Alert has been extended through Friday as smoke from Canada wildfires has pushed the AQI into unhealthy levels across the region. Goodbye Mr. Nice Guy? Investors dump Tesla ...

As of 1 p.m. Friday, Chicago's air quality was in the green, or "good" category, with a PM2.5 of 45. How to check air quality in your area ...

Google’s air quality map showed that Chicago had the worst air in the country. According to Apple’s weather app, too, the Air Quality Index had climbed into the 400s.

A new analysis has revealed that Chicago's air quality is among the worst in the US. The Illinois metro is ranked 15th overall for levels of smog, worse than the last two yearly reports, which ...