Air Quality Alert for McHenry Co., IL

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Air Quality Alert Message
Relayed by National Weather Service Chicago IL
153 PM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025



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
153 PM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT SATURDAY NIGHT...

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has determined that the
"Air Pollution Action Day" designation will remain in effect for the
greater Chicago metropolitan area through Saturday night, August
2nd.

A Chicago area "Air Pollution Action Day" is declared when weather
conditions are such that widespread ozone and or particular 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.

Media contact...Illinois EPA.


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