AEUS73 KLOT 271727
AQALOT
Air Quality Alert Message
Relayed by National Weather Service Chicago IL
1227 PM CDT Thu Jul 27 2023
McHenry-Lake IL-Kane-DuPage-Kendall-Grundy-Northern Cook-
Central Cook-Southern Cook-Northern Will-Southern Will-Eastern Will-
Including the cities of Crystal Lake, Algonquin, McHenry, Woodstock,
Waukegan, Buffalo Grove, Mundelein, Gurnee, Aurora, Elgin,
Naperville, Wheaton, Downers Grove, Lombard, Carol Stream, Oswego,
Yorkville, Plano, Morris, Coal City, Minooka, Evanston, Des Plaines,
Schaumburg, Palatine, Northbrook, Chicago, Cicero, Oak Lawn,
Oak Park, La Grange, Calumet City, Oak Forest, Lemont, Orland Park,
Park Forest, Joliet, Bolingbrook, Plainfield, Mokena, Channahon,
Manhattan, Wilmington, Crete, Peotone, and Beecher
1227 PM CDT Thu Jul 27 2023
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT CDT FRIDAY NIGHT...
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has issue an Air
Pollution Action Day for the rest of today through Friday July 28th
for the greater Chicago Metropolitan Area.
An Air Pollution Action Day is declared when weather conditions are
such that widespread ozone and or particulate levels are expected to
be at or above the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups category of the
air quality index for multiple days.
Active children and adults, especially people with pulmonary or
respiratory disease such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor
activity.
Area residents are urged to reduce pollution levels. Air quality
forecasts, current air quality, and tips on how you can reduce your
emissions can be found at www.airnow.gov
Friday will be the 17th Chicago Area Air Pollution Action Day in 2023
Media Contact...217 558 1536.
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