A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, LaSalle, Lake, McHenry and Will counties in Illinois and Lake and Porter counties in Indiana until 8 p.m. Wednesday will be very hot and humid, with highs in the low 90s.

The 'unhealthy for sensitive groups' air quality in Chicago comes as an air quality alert was issued for the entire state of Wisconsin.

Multiple U.S. states and Canadian provinces are experiencing poor air quality from wildfire smoke. Here's where.

Chicago faces a heat wave with poor air quality due to wildfire smoke and ozone; temperatures may hit mid-90s.

An air quality alert in the Chicago area will stretch into a third day as pollutants continue to linger in the air at high levels.

A Wauconda woman has been charged with animal cruelty after over 50 dogs were removed from her home on Wednesday. According to the Wauconda Police Department, officers responded to a report of suspected animal cruelty at a home in the 200 block of Sky Hill Road.