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In April, weather apps across Chicago showed alarming air pollution levels. But as it turns out, the air quality was actually fine. State climatologist and University of Illinois researcher Trent Ford tells executive producer Simone Alicea what happened and explains how air quality monitoring works in Chicago.
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