Chicago air quality remains in the top five worst in the world Friday with an Air Quality Alert in place from Canadian ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Air Quality Alerts remain in effect for the Chicago area Friday due to smoke from Canadian wildfires.

Smoke from the more than 700 wildfires burning in Canada is continuing to blanket parts of the Midwest for a final day.

The smoky air is predicted to reach New York City on Monday, and it could bring unhealthy air quality for sensitive groups.

Smoke and grit from hundreds of forest fires have spread across large parts of Canada and the northern US, sending air quality across the Midwest and northeast US and Toronto to unhealthy levels.

Wildfire smoke from Canada is blanketing the skies in the Midwest, leaving millions with dangerous breathing conditions.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires have continued to drift over the Midwest, blanketing the region with haze and poor air quality, prompting the National Weather Service (NWS) and local departments to ...

So far this year, Manitoba has had 102 fires, which officials say is “well above” the province’s average of 77 by this time. Canada’s wildfire season runs May through September.

CHICAGO (CBS) -- How bad are Canada's wildfires and where is all this smoke coming from? Several maps from Canadian government agencies as well as NASA in the United States help explain all that ...

Chicago will see cooler, clearer weather through the weekend, with mild temperatures and some lingering wildfire smoke.