Willowbrook
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Yingling bill to target use of ethylene oxideSep 09, 2019 1:00 am - State Rep. Sam Yingling plans to introduce legislation banning the use of the cancer-causing gas ethylene oxide as a sterilizer and significantly capping its use in manu...
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Fourth Amendment rights threatenedSep 09, 2019 1:00 am - President Donald Trump wants to reauthorize Section 215 of the U.S. Patriot Act giving the NSA powers to eavesdrop on personal data of both protesters and minorities wit...
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Lawsuit blames Sterigenics for teenager's bouts with cancerAug 27, 2019 1:00 am - Diagnosed with leukemia at age 2, Yasmeen Harrison has routed cancer four times. The 16-year-old is not letting illness derail her plans. "I want to be a nurse," Yasmeen...
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DuPage chiropractor accused of sexually assaulting patientsAug 23, 2019 1:00 am - A Warrenville chiropractor has been charged with sexually abusing and sexually assaulting several patients while treating them. Terry J. Smith, 44, of the 2S200 block of...
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Suburban Republican files bill to ban ethylene oxide emissionsJul 30, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A suburban state senator filed legislation Tuesday that would ban emissions of a known cancer-causing gas in Illinois by 2022. It also, he hopes, would dec...
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Sterigenics plant in Willowbrook to stay closed until at least SeptemberJul 24, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A court decision on whether a suburban medical supply sterilization company linked to increased cancer rates will be allowed to reopen will be delayed five...
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Six families achieve the American dream with DuPage HabitatJul 23, 2019 11:00 pm - This July, DuPage Habitat for Humanity is looking back at the families who celebrated home dedications in the past fiscal year. In fiscal year 2019, DuPage Habitat for H...
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Suburban Republicans object to Sterigenics settlementJul 18, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A group of suburban Republican lawmakers is calling on state and local officials to reverse course on a consent order that would allow a sterilization comp...
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Sterigenics poised to reopen plant once it adds emission equipmentJul 17, 2019 1:00 am - The operator of a closed Willowbrook plant where medical instruments were sterilized with a cancer-causing chemical has reached an agreement with the state that will all...
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Furry friends to visit Sensory Garden Playground's Play Day July 20Jul 15, 2019 11:00 pm - Sensory Garden Playground's Play Days are back for another summer filled with free play for all, and their July date will have a few furry guests. Free July Play Day wil...