All air pollution

UIC's Serap Erdal headshot.

May 18, 2026

UIC, community partners monitor air pollution in Chicago

Open Air Chicago is the country’s largest hyperlocal air quality monitoring network.

Smokestacks

May 8, 2017

Poor overall environmental quality linked to elevated cancer rates

Air pollution most closely linked to cancer rates

Serap Erdal

January 24, 2017

East Meets West: Examining air pollution in Cook County

Which residents are affected most and how does it affect their health?