How to protect yourself from the bad air caused by wildfires
People sun tan in grass off the Lakefront Trail on the North Side as a haze of Canadian wildfire smoke blankets the Chicago area and creates poor air quality, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP) 2025-08-02T17:59:15Z When wildfires burn, the smoke can.
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated disasters & weather brief. The source report from AP says: People sun tan in grass off the Lakefront Trail on the North Side as a haze of Canadian wildfire smoke blankets the Chicago area and creates poor air quality, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP) 2025-08-02T17:59:15Z When wildfires burn, the smoke can.
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- Published: Aug 3, 2026, 5:23 AM UTC
- Coverage area: Disasters & Weather
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