Chicago became the most polluted city in the world Tuesday, as it remains shrouded in smoke from Canadian wildfires
that have choked multiple East Coast and Midwestern cities in the U.S. this month.... [+]
background, on June 27, 2023, in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said in a statement,"The City of Chicago is carefully monitoring and taking precautions as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has categorized our Air Quality Index as"unhealthy" due to Canadian wildfire smoke present in the Chicago region.
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