AEUS73 KILX 252122
AQIILX
DAILY AQI REPORT
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY...SPRINGFIELD, IL
3PM CDT WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 25, 2009
   
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....  16       GOOD         PARTICULATES         GOOD      
                     
CHICAGO........  40       GOOD         PARTICULATES         GOOD       
SOUTH & WEST         
SUBURBS........  43       GOOD         PARTICULATES         GOOD       
NORTH & WEST   
SUBURBS........  30       GOOD         PARTICULATES         GOOD       
  
AURORA-ELGIN...  16       GOOD         PARTICULATES         GOOD  
JOLIET/WILL          
COUNTY.........  43       GOOD         PARTICULATES         GOOD       
   
THESE ARE THE AQI REPORTS FOR OTHER METROPOLITAN AREAS 
ENDING AT 3PM TODAY...
   
ROCKFORD.......  16       GOOD         PARTICULATES         GOOD   
  
QUAD CITIES....  51     MODERATE       PARTICULATES         GOOD  
  
PEORIA.........  54     MODERATE       PARTICULATES         GOOD  
CHAMPAIGN/
URBANA.........  32       GOOD         PARTICULATES         GOOD  
BLOOMINGTON/
NORMAL.........  32       GOOD         PARTICULATES         GOOD  
  
DECATUR........  32       GOOD         PARTICULATES         GOOD   
  
SPRINGFIELD....  32       GOOD         PARTICULATES         GOOD  
METRO EAST            
ST LOUIS.......  32       GOOD         PARTICULATES         GOOD      
  
AQI RANGES AND DESCRIPTOR 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 1729
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