Saturday, March 15, 2025

Search results for keyword: air quality found in 26 News.

environment
  • by david hall
Pilsen ‘serial polluter’ Sims Metal should not get city permit, groups say

The scrap metal business seeks the same type of operating permit that was denied to the relocated General Iron on the Southeast Side.

weather
  • by david hall
Chicago's historic heat wave may bring warmest stretch of nights in 91 years — what you need to know

The last time Chicago saw a seven-day streak of low temperatures above 70 degrees was in 1933, just months after Franklin D. Roosevelt was first sworn in as president, and Chicago was hosting its last world's fair.

chicago
  • by david hall
Season's first heat wave arrives in Chicago this week

A week of high temperatures arrives as the Chicago Park District opens all 77 public pools for the season. The city is offering six cooling centers where those who could be vulnerable to the heat can seek relief.

environment
  • by david hall
Chicago summer forecast: Less extreme heat, not as much wildfire smoke as last year, muggier

Drifting smoke from fires across North America are still expected to cause air pollution in Chicago, but experts say it's likely to be milder than what caused last year’s thick haze and dangerous air quality.