The new Aging in Place Safety program is an initiative that will help older adults and those with disabilities live more ...

Breathing in polluted air for extended periods of time can pose a serious health risk for people, especially for vulnerable ...

Millions of Americans have been urged to avoid driving amid concerns over high air pollution levels. Air quality alerts were issued across parts of Illinois, Colorado, Wyoming, and Arizona on Thursday ...

Dr. Juanita Mora, board director for the American Lung Association and CEO of Chicago Allergy Center, joins Lisa Dent to ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- An air quality alert has been extended for part of the Chicago area through Thursday. The alert for McHenry, Lake, Kane, DuPage, Kendall, Grundy, Cook and Will counties in Illinois ...

Concern for poor air quality in the greater Chicago area remains as the Illinois EPA extends its alert until Thursday night.

Wildfire smoke brings hazy skies and poor air quality to Chicago today, with hot and humid weather building into the weekend.

Temperatures continue to creep up in Chicagoland this week, with Wednesday highs in the mid- to upper 80s. With winds ...

With Canadian wildfires seemingly out of control, states from Wisconsin to Maine and as far south as Pennsylvania and ...

Wednesday begins with a fair amount of sunshine for the first two thirds of the day, but some cloud coverage filters the ...

Chicago faces an air quality alert due to Canadian wildfire smoke and high ozone levels, with risks for sensitive groups.

As the city's surface warms, it heats the air above it, causing that air to rise. This rising motion can pull in smoke-laden air from the north, bringing it down to the surface.