The air quality alert comes due to Canadian wildfire smoke making its way into the area. IQAir.com ranked Chicago the worst in the world at 11:30 a.m. The Environmental Protection Agency issued an Air ...

The National Weather Service has opted to extend an air quality alert in the Chicago area for another day. According to its latest updates, the NWS extended the alert in McHenry, Lake, Kane, DuPage, ...

Joseph Dames joined the WCCO team during the winter of 2022. He is currently the weekday morning meteorologist. You can also catch him putting together weather, science, and other environmental ...

Walking in the heat at Long Bridge Park (staff photo by Jay Westcott) Arlington and the D.C. area is getting a dual whammy of dangerous heat and poor air quality today. A Heat Advisory is in effect ...