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Air Quality Alert issued June 17 at 12:03AM CDT

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The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has issued an Air
Pollution Action Day for today, Monday June 17th for the greater
Chicago Metropolitan Area.

An Air Pollution Action Day is declared when weather conditions are
such that widespread ozone and or particulate levels are expected to
be at or above the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups category of the
air quality index for multiple days.

Active children and adults, especially people with pulmonary or
respiratory disease such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor
activity.

Area residents are urged to reduce pollution levels. Air quality
forecasts and tips on how you can reduce your emissions can be found
at www.airnow.gov.

media contact...Illinois EPA

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