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 h' Zerocats on September 14, 2011 at 8:55am

Explained in Mark's initial post, thanks.

mike w. said:

Forest fire in Minnesota:

http://www.nwherald.com/2011/09/13/smoke-from-minnesota-forest-fire...

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Permalink Reply by pjc jr on September 14, 2011 at 10:13am

Interesting, I was out in the greater NW area of the city and was trying to determine why it smelled like burning tires constantly...

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Permalink Reply by mike w. on September 14, 2011 at 1:35pm

Maybe all those backwoods illegal tyre dumps caught fire.

pjc jr said:

Interesting, I was out in the greater NW area of the city and was trying to determine why it smelled like burning tires constantly...

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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on September 14, 2011 at 6:41pm

Out here in Beverly, I don't really notice the smell, but the hazy sky has been very noticeable since yesterday. My eyes have been burning. It's been similar in the Loop and near north side since yesterday.

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Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on September 14, 2011 at 8:03pm

Or maybe they're rubber trees?

mike w. said:

Maybe all those backwoods illegal tyre dumps caught fire.

pjc jr said:
Interesting, I was out in the greater NW area of the city and was trying to determine why it smelled like burning tires constantly...