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Chicago weather: Wildfire smoke lingers as humidity builds

Temperatures are climbing into the 80s this week, with highs expected to hit 90° by the weekend. Wildfire smoke will continue ...

Editorial: Smoky air should not become a permanent hallmark of Chicago summers

Chicago’s summer skies are increasingly foul due to Canadian wildfires, especially when the weather otherwise is nicest. This ...

Wildfire smoke continues to blanket Midwest as flash flood threat heads to the South

Smoke from the more than 700 wildfires burning in Canada is continuing to blanket parts of the Midwest for a final day.
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Why is air quality so bad in Chicago? The reason is a little hazy

As the city's surface warms, it heats the air above it, causing that air to rise. This rising motion can pull in smoke-laden ...

3 hurt in Logan Square fire

A woman and two men were taken to Stroger Hospital for smoke inhalation after the fire broke Sunday night in the 1900 block ...

Minneapolis, Chicago keep smoky streak of days atop world's worst air quality readings into weekend

Smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to choke the skies over the Upper Midwest this weekend, with the milky haze even ...
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Chicago weather: Heat index values could approach 100 by the end of the week

Tuesday will feature plenty of sunshine, although it'll be hazy sunshine due to wildfire smoke. A few stray showers or storms ...