CHICAGO (WLS) -- An Air Quality Alert remains in effect Friday due to smoke from Canadian wildfires. The alert remains in effect for the area until midnight Friday. ABC7 Accuweather Meteorologist ...

Wildfires are still raging in Canada, where there have been dozens of active fires, and over 33,000 people have been forced ...

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The Chicago area is under an air quality alert until due to the Canadian wildfire smoke. Environmental officials said the pollutants from the smoke will be sticking around the area through at least ...

The Illinois EPA declared an Air Pollution Action Day in the Chicagoland area. Find out which counties are affected and what ...

Air quality in some parts of the United States is worsening as smoke from dozens of wildfires in Canada travels south, pushed ...

A man is dead after he was fatally struck by a truck after jumping from a moving vehicle in the western suburbs overnight. According to police, the incident unfolded ...

As climate change ravages many corners of the country, Illinois — with its nutrient-rich soil and more temperate weather — is emerging as the land of opportunity. But an agricultural landscape plagued ...

Chicagoans have made thousands of complaints about dog bites since the start of 2020, but less than a quarter result in ...