The unseasonably warm weather is making this early spring season difficult for millions of Americans who suffer from asthma and allergies. To help adults and children who experience symptoms find out if they are at risk, Chicago area allergists will conduct free asthma and nasal allergy screenings as part of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology’s (ACAAI), 16th Nationwide Asthma Screening Program.

The free screenings are:

• May 4, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Rush University Medical Center, 1650 W. Harrison St., Atrium Lobby, Chicago
• May 7, 10 a.m. to noon, Chicago Ridge Mall, Health Education Center, 831 Chicago Ridge Drive, Chicago Ridge
• May 7, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Rush University Medical Center, 1650 W. Harrison St., Atrium Lobby, Chicago
• May 25, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Rush University Medical Center, 1650 W. Harrison St., Atrium Lobby, Chicago. For a list of additional screening locations or to take an online Asthma and Allergy Symptom Test, visit www.acaai.org/nasp.