Park Ridge, IL Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...AIR QUALITY ALERT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has issued an Air
Pollution Action Day for Wednesday July 16th for the greater Chicago
metropolitan area through 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
(UGS) category of the Air Quality Index (AQI) for multiple days.
Ozone is expected to be the primary pollutant of concern.

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.