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Air Quality Alert in Effect Tuesday for Cook County

Active children and adults should avoid prolonged exposure outdoors as should those with pulmonary or respiratory diseases.

An air quality alert is in effect today for all of Cook County and several surrounding suburban counties, according to the National Weather Service. 

The alert took effect at 4 a.m. Tuesday morning and will remain in effect until midnight tonight, according to the NWS. 

An air pollution action day has also been declared for Tuesday for the area by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, which means weather conditions are expected to cause widespread ozone and particulate levels to be at or above the unhealthy level for sensitive groups, according to the NWS. 

Active children and adults and people with pulmonary or respiratory diseases such as asthma should limit prolonged outdoor activity, according to the NWS. 

Today is the first Air Pollution Action Day in Illinois so far this year. 

The weather forecast for today in Palatine calls for mostly sunny skies and a high of 88 degrees. Even hotter temps are expected tomorrow with a high of 89 degrees in the forecast. 


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