Air quality alert in effect
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The air quality is poor today in northern Illinois due to migrating Canadian wildfire smoke. See the AQI in your area.
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management said Northwest Indiana’s ozone levels are expected to be unhealthy for sensitive groups.
An air quality alert in the Chicago area will stretch into a third day as pollutants continue to linger in the air at high levels.
Chicago faces a heat wave with poor air quality due to wildfire smoke and ozone; temperatures may hit mid-90s.
A Wauconda woman has been charged with animal cruelty after over 50 dogs were removed from her home on Wednesday. According to the Wauconda Police Department, officers responded to a report of suspected animal cruelty at a home in the 200 block of Sky Hill Road.