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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
349 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2025
ILZ019-023-032-033-039-INZ019-060500-
LA SALLE-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OTTAWA, STREATOR, LA SALLE, MENDOTA,
MARSEILLES, KANKAKEE, BOURBONNAIS, BRADLEY, PONTIAC, DWIGHT,
FAIRBURY, WATSEKA, GILMAN, PAXTON, GIBSON CITY, FOWLER,
AND OXFORD
349 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2025 /449 PM EDT THU JUN 5 2025/
..POOR AIR QUALITY THROUGH TONIGHT
POOR AIR QUALITY HAS EXPANDED ACROSS PORTIONS OF ILLINOIS AND
INDIANA THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO CANADIAN WILDFIRE SMOKE. THIS HAS
LED PARTICULATE LEVELS TO INCREASE ABOVE THE UNHEALTHY FOR
SENSITIVE GROUPS CATEGORY OF THE EPA AIR QUALITY INDEX.
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS INCLUDE REDUCING PROLONGED ACTIVITIES OR
HEAVY EXERTION OUTDOORS. ACTIVE CHILDREN, OLDER ADULTS, AND PEOPLE
WITH PULMONARY OR RESPIRATORY DISEASE SUCH AS ASTHMA SHOULD AVOID
PROLONGED ACTIVITIES OR HEAVY EXERTION OUTDOORS.
PLEASE VISIT WWW.AIRNOW.GOV FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.
PETR
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