Air Quality Alert
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
824 AEUS73 KLOT 051656 AQALOT Air Quality Alert Message Relayed by National Weather Service Chicago IL 1156 AM CDT Tue Aug 5 2025 INZ001-002-010-011-060500- Lake IN-Porter-Newton-Jasper- Including the cities of Gary, Hammond, Merrillville, Portage, Valparaiso, Chesterton, Roselawn, Kentland, Morocco, Rensselaer, and DeMotte 1156 AM CDT Tue Aug 5 2025 ...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT... he officials at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management have declared an Air Quality Action Day, in effect through today, Tuesday, August 5th. An Air Quality Action Day for fine particulates from wildfire smoke has been issued. Fine particulate levels are expected to be in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range. Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma should limit prolonged outdoor exposure. Here are some recommended actions that the public can take: * Walk, bike, carpool or use public transportation. * Avoid using the drive-through and combine errands into one trip. * Avoid refueling your vehicle or using gasoline-powered lawn equipment until after 7pm. * Turn off your engine when idling for more than 30 seconds. * Conserve energy by turning off lights or setting the air conditioner to 75 degrees or above. For additional information, please visit the IDEM Smog page at: http://www.in.gov/idem/airmonitoring/smogwatch/ $$ ILZ005-006-012-013-020-021-103>108-060500- McHenry-Lake IL-Kane-DuPage-Kendall-Grundy-Northern Cook- Central Cook-Southern Cook-Northern Will-Southern Will-Eastern Will- Including the cities of Crystal Lake, Algonquin, McHenry, Woodstock, Waukegan, Buffalo Grove, Mundelein, Gurnee, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville, Wheaton, Downers Grove, Lombard, Carol Stream, Oswego, Yorkville, Plano, Morris, Coal City, Minooka, Evanston, Des Plaines, Schaumburg, Palatine, Northbrook, Chicago, Cicero, Oak Lawn, Oak Park, La Grange, Calumet City, Oak Forest, Lemont, Orland Park, Park Forest, Joliet, Bolingbrook, Plainfield, Mokena, Channahon, Manhattan, Wilmington, Crete, Peotone, and Beecher 1156 AM CDT Tue Aug 5 2025 ...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT... The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has issued an Air Pollution Action Day for Wednesday August 6th for the greater Chicago Metropolitan Area through Midnight Wednesday night. A Chicago area Air Pollution Action Day is declared when weather conditions are such that widespread ozone and or particulate levels are expected to be at or above the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (USG) category of the Air Quality Index (AQI) for multiple days. Ozone is expected to be the primary pollutant of concern, but wildfire smoke also is lingering in the region and may impact PM2.5 and Ozone AQI Active children and adults, especially people with pulmonary or respiratory disease such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor activity. Area residents are urged to reduce pollution levels. Air quality forecasts, current air quality, and tips on how you can reduce your emissions can be found at www.airnow.gov. Media contact...Illinois EPA. $$