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Yingling Supports the Closing of the Willowbrook Sterigenics Facility

Sep 30, 2019 | Yingling

ROUND LAKE BEACH, Ill. – State Rep. Sam Yingling, D-Grayslake, released the following statement regarding the announcement by Sterigenics about their plan to close their Willowbrook facility: “The closing of the Willowbrook Sterigenics facility is long overdue....

Costa Howard Backs Legislation to Limit Use of Toxic Ethylene Oxide

Sep 24, 2019 | Costa Howard

LOMBARD, Ill. – To protect DuPage County residents from emissions of ethylene oxide, a toxic chemical linked to several types of lethal cancers, state Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, is backing a new legislative proposal to limit the use of the chemical by...

Didech Combats Ethylene Oxide Crisis in Lake County

Apr 25, 2019 | Didech

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – As part of his continued efforts to address the ongoing crisis of carcinogenic ethylene oxide (EtO) emissions, state Rep. Dan Didech, D-Buffalo Grove, co-sponsored legislation to better regulate its use.“It is unconscionable that polluters in Lake...