The poor air quality continues to prevail in Illinois as Canadian wildfire smoke migrates south into the U.S. As a result, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has issued an Air Pollution Action Day for Friday, Aug. 1. Here's what we know.

Air quality alerts issued Thursday in Illinois because of Canadian wildfire smoke marked the latest bout in an increasingly common summer occurrence. The alert covers 34 Illinois counties designated as having unhealthy air for all residents.

National Weather Service officials issued an air quality alert set to expire at midnight Saturday for the Chicago and surrounding areas. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency determined an

An Illinois 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 (USG) category of the Air Quality Index for all or almost all of Illinois.

Air quality is expected to be better on Monday. 'Completely devastated,' say 'Blue Bloods' Donnie Wahlberg and 'Masked Singer' star Jenny McCarthy. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, 27, could be fielding some awkward questions after President Donald Trump,

This alert also includes the majority of northern New England. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has issued this alert due to elevated levels of particle pollution, which are expected to remain in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range through Monday night.

Another beautiful, dry, sunny day ahead Monday with highs in the mid 80s and hazy conditions. Air Quality will stay close to what it is on Sunday evening through the day on Monday and likely into the day on Tuesday.