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Location: Des Plaines, IL
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Dense Fog Advisory
Issued: 7:52 AM Jun. 5, 2025 – National Weather Service
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Dense fog will reduce visibility to less than one half
NM.

* WHERE...Illinois and Indiana nearshore from Winthrop Harbor IL
to Michigan City IN.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM CDT this morning.

* IMPACTS...Low visibility will make navigation difficult.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If you must navigate, proceed with caution. Use proper fog
signals. Make sure all running lights are on. Remember to use
your radar and compass.

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Air Quality Alert
Issued: 5:54 PM Jun. 4, 2025 – National Weather Service
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT THURSDAY NIGHT...

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has declared an Air
Pollution Action Day for the greater Chicago Metropolitan Area, which
is IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT THURSDAY 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
(USG) category of the Air Quality Index for multiple days. Wildfire
smoke is expected to continue to have an impact on particulate levels
with the daily 24-hour AQI forecast expected to remain in the USG
category today and tomorrow.

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.

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