Most of the Chicago area remains under an Air Quality Alert on Saturday due to smoke from Canadian wildfires. The alert was, at one point, set to expire late Friday night for most of the area, but it ...

When wildfires burn, the smoke can travel long distances and degrade air quality far away, which presents risks for those breathing it.

Chicago had the worst air quality in the world for a few hours Thursday, thanks to smoke from Canadian wildfires.

Near Nebo, North Carolina, three people were rescued and at least 25 others were evacuated from a campground due to rising floodwaters.

Air quality alerts were in effect in Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan, as well as eastern Nebraska and parts of ...

National Weather Service officials issued an air quality alert set to expire at midnight Saturday for the Chicago and ...

Though hazy and smokey skies still linger, the Chicago area will see lighter levels of smoke overhead as air quality begins ...

Saturday offers generous sunshine mixed with puffy fair weather clouds, comfortable temperatures and low humidity. An Air ...

It appeared that, as of Friday, Chicago-area residents wouldn't get a reprieve from poor air quality in the near future.

Wildfires in Canada are driving smoky, dirty air into the Midwest. Trent Ford, the State Climatologist at the University of ...