Ragweed season is coming, but doing this now will lessen symptoms: Expert

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Original Load Date Aug. 4, 2026, 5:01 p.m.
Last Updated Aug. 4, 2026, 5:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/ragweed-season-starts-soon-and-a-chicago-allergist-says-doing-this-now-will-lessen-symptoms/3970581/

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Allergists are sounding the alarm that a new season could soon be underway, but there are ways to help lessen its impacts. Ragweed season typically starts in mid-August and peaks in mid-September before culminating with the first hard freeze of the winter, and the allergy is the bane of many reside...