Rain levels are extremely low for this time of year. Ash-har Quraishi talks to Tom Skilling about how severe the Illinois drought is, and what kinds of things can be done to deal with it on Chicago Tonight at 7:00 pm.

View a graphic of the U.S. Drought Monitor's Midwest region below. Click image for larger version.

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U.S. Drought Monitor

National Weather Service Chicago

Chicago Tribune article on Crops to keep baking in dry heat for 2 weeks

Bloomberg Businessweek article on Temperatures May Hit 100 From Chicago to Washington

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