Air Quality Alert issued for Chicago area due to high ozone pollution
An Air Quality Alert is in effect for nearly the entire Chicago area for high levels of ozone pollution during enduring hot and stagnant weather.
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Growing up in Michigan, Kylee attended Early College Alliance at Eastern Michigan University for her junior and senior years of high school, earning an associate degree during that time.
She then pursued meteorology at Central Michigan University, graduating with a bachelor's degree in meteorology, a minor in math, and an emphasis in broadcasting.
Kylee is an Emmy Award-winning meteorologist by the Regional Southeast Emmy Chapter, covering "Tornado Aftermath," and was Emmy-nominated for covering "Deadly Flooding Aftermath" in the Carolinas. In 2024, she was honored at CMU with the 10 within 10 alumni award which recognizes exceptional achievements after graduation. She also received the Midwest Communications, Inc. broadcasting scholarship through the Michigan Association of Broadcasters.
Kylee joins the First Alert Weather team at CBS Chicago from CBS Detroit. She has also worked at Fox Carolina, Saginaw/Flint, Lansing, and WeatherNation with national and Caribbean experience. While Kylee has forecasted all different weather types, she has also taught meteorology courses at Eastern Michigan University and has been featured at CMU and EMU, helping promote the weather curricula.
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An Air Quality Alert is in effect for nearly the entire Chicago area for high levels of ozone pollution during enduring hot and stagnant weather.
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