An air quality alert and Air Pollution Action Day was in effect Monday for multiple Chicago area counties due to elevated ozone levels amid dangerous heat and…
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency also declared Monday an Air Pollution Action Day as the result of widespread ozone and/or particulate levels at or above the category of"unhealthy for sensitive groups""The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has determined that an Air Pollution Action Day will be declared for the greater Chicago Metropolitan Area and is in effect until midnight CDT Monday night," the alert said.
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