AEUS73 KILX 192147
AQIILX

DAILY AQI REPORT
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY...SPRINGFIELD IL
3PM CDT WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 19 2018
THIS IS THE AIR QUALITY INDEX..AQI..REPORT FOR THE CHICAGO
METROPOLITAN AREA ENDING AT 3PM TODAY...
  
                AQI    DESCRIPTOR      CRITICAL            TOMORROW
    SECTOR     VALUE    CATEGORY       POLLUTANT           FORECAST
  
LAKE COUNTY....  46       GOOD        PARTICULATES           GOOD
  
CHICAGO........  34       GOOD        PARTICULATES         MODERATE
SOUTH & WEST
SUBURBS........  52     MODERATE      PARTICULATES         MODERATE
NORTH & WEST
SUBURBS........  54     MODERATE      PARTICULATES         MODERATE
  
AURORA-ELGIN...  46       GOOD        PARTICULATES           GOOD
JOLIET/WILL
COUNTY.........  21       GOOD           OZONE               GOOD
  
...REPORTS FOR OTHER METROPOLITAN AREAS ENDING AT 3PM TODAY...
  
ROCKFORD.......  46       GOOD        PARTICULATES           GOOD
  
QUAD CITIES....  28       GOOD           OZONE               GOOD
  
PEORIA.........  45       GOOD        PARTICULATES           GOOD
CHAMPAIGN/
URBANA.........  48       GOOD        PARTICULATES           GOOD
BLOOMINGTON/
NORMAL.........  54     MODERATE      PARTICULATES           GOOD
  
DECATUR........  71     MODERATE      PARTICULATES           GOOD
  
SPRINGFIELD....  52     MODERATE      PARTICULATES           GOOD
METRO EAST/  
EAST ST LOUIS..  64     MODERATE      PARTICULATES         MODERATE
        
AQI RANGES AND CATEGORIES... 0 TO 50...GOOD   51 TO 100...MODERATE
101 TO 150...UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS   151 TO 200...UNHEALTHY
201 TO 300...VERY UNHEALTHY   301 TO 500...HAZARDOUS
    
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE ILLINOIS EPA AT 217 785 8911
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