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Air Quality Alert Message
Relayed by National Weather Service Chicago IL
1216 PM CDT Fri Jun 6 2025

ILZ005-006-012-013-020-021-103>108-070500-
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
1216 PM CDT Fri Jun 6 2025

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

The Air Pollution Action Day declared by the Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency for the greater Chicago Metropolitan Area REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT.

A Chicago area "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
(USG) category of the Air Quality Index for multiple days. Wildfire
smoke is expected to continue to have an impact on particulate levels
with daily 24 hour AQI forecasts at USG or higher through this
evening.

USG category - Active children and adults, especially people with
pulmonary or respiratory disease such as asthma, should limit
prolonged outdoor activity.

Unhealthy category - Everyone should reduce prolonged activities or
heavy exertion outdoors. Active children, older adults, and people
with pulmonary or respiratory disease such as asthma should avoid
prolonged activities or heavy exertion outdoors.

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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INZ001-002-010-011-070500-
Lake IN-Porter-Newton-Jasper-
Including the cities of Gary, Hammond, Merrillville, Portage,
Valparaiso, Chesterton, Roselawn, Kentland, Morocco, Rensselaer,
and DeMotte
1216 PM CDT Fri Jun 6 2025

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

The Air Quality Action Day has been extended for Northwest Indiana
by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management due to smoke
from wildfires in Canada and IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
SATURDAY NIGHT.

Concentrations of fine particulate matter are expected to be at
unhealthy levels for sensitive groups. For additional
information...please visit the IDEM SMOG Watch web site at
www.SmogWatch.IN.gov or the EPA AIRNOW web site at www.airnow.gov and
click on Indiana.

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