Late Saturday into Sunday, a sharp, chemical-like smell rolled across parts of the Chicago area, triggering a wave of 911 calls and a whole lot of confused suburban sniffing. Residents from multiple towns reported what they described as a burning-electrical or chlorine-type odor, while fire and police agencies scrambled to track it, test the air, and reassure people that they were on it.
What Officials Are Saying
The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District reported getting a flurry of 911 calls about an unidentified odor that callers described as a chemical or burning electrical smell. The reports started late Saturday and were not just a local quirk. They “span a wide area” from central Illinois into Indiana and up toward the Wisconsin…..