Sterigenics Reaches Deal to Reopen in Willowbrook
Sterigenics has reached a deal with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) to reopen its Willowbrook facility. The plant has been shut down since early 2019 following an IEPA order [...]
First Opioid Civil Trial Wraps in Oklahoma State Court
The first opioid civil trial in the United States has wrapped in Oklahoma. A decision in the trial, in which Johnson & Johnson is the sole defendant, could be the first to hold a [...]
Louis C. Cairo Interviewed by CBS News About Potential Legionnaires’ Outbreak at Illinois Hospital
GWC Managing Partner Louis C. Cairo recently spoke to CBS 2 News Chicago about a reported outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, IL. Four Cases of [...]
Sterigenics Trying to Reopen Shuttered Willowbrook Facility
Sterigenics has filed a proposal with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) in an attempt to reopen its shuttered Willowbrook facility. The Willowbrook plant has been shut down [...]
Vape Pen Explosion Seriously Injures Nevada Teen
According to a recent report, a Nevada teen suffered serious oral injuries from a vape pen explosion. Far from an isolated incident, it is part of a nationwide trend of vape pen explosion [...]
Porch Collapse Injures Four in Chicago’s Morgan Park Neighborhood
Four people have been injured in a porch collapse in the Morgan Park neighborhood in Chicago’s Far South Side. “Fell From a Height Greater Than Twelve Feet” On June 5, 2019, at about 8:30 p.m., [...]
CTA Train Derailment in Bronzeville Sends Seven to Area Hospitals
A partial CTA train derailment in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood sent seven passengers to area hospitals. CTA Train Derailment Near 47th Street Station The CTA train derailment took place at [...]
Ethylene Oxide Testing for Lake County to Be Included in EPA Funding Bill
A United States congressman has helped to secure $5.6 million to support ethylene oxide testing in Lake County and other affected areas in a proposed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funding [...]
Beach Park Chemical Spill Prompts Door-to-Door CDC Survey
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently conducted a door-to-door survey of Northern Illinois residents about last month’s Beach Park chemical spill. Testing to [...]
Roundup Cancer Lawsuit Yields Over $2 Billion from California Jury
A California jury has awarded more than $2 billion to the plaintiffs in a Roundup cancer lawsuit, making it the third verdict against the manufacturers of the popular weed killer in less than a [...]
