Smoke from wildfires in Canada blankets Chicago

Smoke from wildfires in Canada blankets Chicago, with the city having the worst air quality in the world.

Drifting smoke from the ongoing wildfires across Canada is creating curtains of haze and raising air quality concerns throughout the Great Lakes region and in parts of the central and eastern United States.

In Chicago, officials urged young people, older adults and residents with health issues to spend more time indoors.

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