A thriller unfolded in the Windy City on Thursday night as the Chicago Sky narrowly held off the Dallas Wings to secure their first win of the WNBA regular season, snapping a tough 0–4 start. Chicago entered the fourth quarter trailing by five after giving up a halftime lead,

The fires began earlier this week in the province of Manitoba. The smoke will bring hazy skies and could potentially affect air quality in Chicago.

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency does not expect this weekend's smoke infiltration to be as dangerous as June 2023, and there are no plans for an Air Pollution Action Day as was issued then.

National Weather Service officials are expecting patchy smoke from Canadian wildfires to move into the Chicago area Friday and a chance of showers and thunderstorms storms.