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Chicago’s air quality on Tuesday was the world’s worst

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Chicago’s air quality was rated worst in the world Tuesday as winds brought smoke from Canadian wildfires to the city. (Owen Ziliak/Sun-Times)

For at least one day, Chicago had the worst air quality among big cities across the world Tuesday.

The smoke billowing from the worst-ever Canadian wildfires made Chicago’s air worse than what’s breathed in the biggest, historically most polluted cities in India and China. Other Midwest cities, including Detroit and Minneapolis, were also rated among the worst.

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