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 9:32am
can smell it in wood dale.  kinda strong as if nearby.
Permalink Reply by Rich S on September 13, 2011 at 9:52am
I'm downtown now and I swear it smells like burning leaves! A few of my co-workers said the same thing.
Permalink Reply by igz on September 13, 2011 at 9:58am
i checked chicago breaking news to find out what warehouse was burning here. nothing. a co-workers fb update from someone tipped us off.
Permalink Reply by Rich S on September 13, 2011 at 10:11am

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.
Permalink Reply by Moc Artsy on September 13, 2011 at 10:43am
Very strong down here in McKinley Park/Bridgeport area.
Permalink Reply by Vilda on September 13, 2011 at 10:49am
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 ;-)
Permalink Reply by Barry Niel Stuart on September 13, 2011 at 11:02am
I can smell it here in Milwaukee.
Permalink Reply by Mike Zumwalt on September 13, 2011 at 2:04pm
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.
Permalink Reply by chixieonfixie on September 13, 2011 at 3:29pm
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.
Permalink Reply by mike w. on September 13, 2011 at 11:04pm
Permalink Reply by John Wirtz on September 14, 2011 at 1:40am
It was hazy with a noticeable smell in Evanston too.  I thought it might be a car fire until I saw the news later in the evening.
Permalink Reply by pjc jr on September 14, 2011 at 4:13am
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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