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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 ...
In Chicago, the Air Quality Index reached 209 by noon on Tuesday, the worst reading of any major city in the world for the day, according to IQAir, a Swiss air-quality technology company.
Chicago will see cooler, clearer weather through the weekend, with mild temperatures and some lingering wildfire smoke.