...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS CANCELLED THE
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING.
TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY FALL THE
REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON. AN AIR QUALITY ALERT DOES REMAIN IN
EFFECT THROUGH 700 PM FOR NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND FAR NORTHWEST
INDIANA. EXPOSURE TO ELEVATED OZONE AND PARTICULATE LEVELS WILL
ONLY SERVE TO INCREASE STRESSES ON THE BODY...ESPECIALLY FOR THE
VERY YOUNG AND ELDERLY...AS WELL AS PEOPLE WITH PULMONARY OR
RESPIRATORY DISEASE. ANYONE IN THESE GROUPS SHOULD LIMIT EXPOSURE
TO OUTDOOR AIR.
