Six Flags Great America closed due to poor air quality

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Six Flags Great America and Hurricane Harbor were closed Friday as air quality across northeast Illinois, northwest Indiana and all of Wisconsin remains smoke-filled and hazardous. The closure comes as a heavy plume of smoke from wildfires burning in northern Ontario continues to cover the entire Chicago area.

Read more from WMAQ/Chicago.

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eightdotthree's avatar

Kennywood closed as well.


Vater's avatar

I was surprised Cedar Point was open after seeing this the other day.


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CP did the up closing at 7 PM which is about when the absolute worst of it arrived, but the whole day was really miserable around here.


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