Smell something burning?

Arlington Hts./Palatine area is being affected right now. And it smells terrible, let alone the smokey haze in the air.. I am wondering how far South & South/West this will go today/tomorrow. So far, only a very local news source is picking this up.

http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2011/09/13/smell-something-burning...

http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2011/09/13/pagami-creek-forest-fir...

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Permalink Reply by igz on September 13, 2011 at 3:32pm

can smell it in wood dale. kinda strong as if nearby.

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Permalink Reply by Rich S on September 13, 2011 at 3:52pm

I'm downtown now and I swear it smells like burning leaves! A few of my co-workers said the same thing.

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Permalink Reply by igz on September 13, 2011 at 3:58pm

i checked chicago breaking news to find out what warehouse was burning here. nothing. a co-workers fb update from someone tipped us off.

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Permalink Reply by Rich S on September 13, 2011 at 4:11pm

Looks like it just hit the news here

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-smoke-from-mi...

iggi said:

i checked chicago breaking news to find out what warehouse was burning here. nothing. a co-workers fb update from someone tipped us off.

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Permalink Reply by Moc Artsy on September 13, 2011 at 4:43pm

Very strong down here in McKinley Park/Bridgeport area.

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Permalink Reply by Vilda on September 13, 2011 at 4:49pm

Smelled like a BBQ ;-) I already knew what was up luckily as a friend in McHenry County had posted that the smell had reached them ;-)

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Permalink Reply by Barry Niel Stuart on September 13, 2011 at 5:02pm

I can smell it here in Milwaukee.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Zumwalt on September 13, 2011 at 8:04pm

I thought it was fog coming off the lake, and with the number of restaurants in Wicker I hardly noticed the smell. The moon looks cool with the haze but out by Humboldt I can smell it now.

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Permalink Reply by chixieonfixie on September 13, 2011 at 9:29pm

I thought my neighbor was grilling again with those noxious mesquite chips but after reading the story it does smell just like a forest fire. Hazy as all get out over by the lake.

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Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on September 13, 2011 at 11:37pm

I came out of work around 4:30 and immediately thought a warehouse must be on fire nearby (Douglas Park). A bit of a toxic quality to the smell. I looked around for emergency vehicles . . .