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  • Nov 30, 2018

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Latest Stories

Sterigenics air quality measurements flawed, EPA says

A flawed measurement may have recorded inflated levels of a dangerous chemical being emitted from a southwest suburban medical sterilization facility, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday.

  • Nov 22, 2018

2 Lake County medical manufacturing plants' toxic emissions cause concern

Residents of Lake County were alarmed to learn they've been breathing air polluted by cancer-causing gas from two medical manufacturing plants in the area.

  • Nov 2, 2018

Illinois AG files lawsuit against Sterigenics over alleged toxic air pollution violations

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Sterigenics, which operates a plant in Willowbrook that allegedly is polluting the air with toxic chemical ethylene oxide (EtO).

  • Oct 30, 2018

Lisa Madigan: Rauner's office hid health dangers of Willowbrook Sterigenics plant for months

Representatives from the Illinois Attorney General's office accused the Rauner administration Friday of hiding information about the cancer risk at the Sterigenics plant in Willowbrook.

  • Oct 27, 2018

Illinois EPA orders Sterigenics to cease operations in Willowbrook until safety review complete

The Illinois EPA has ordered Sterigenics to cease operations in Willowbrook until their safety investigation into carcinogenic emissions is completed, as political pressure mounts to close the facility.

  • Oct 2, 2018