Politics & Government

Families Express Medline Plant Worries To Waukegan City Council

Families at a Waukegan City Council meeting Monday, Dec. 16 expressed their worries about ethylene oxide gas at the local Medline plant.

WAUKEGAN, IL (CBS) — High levels of cancer-causing gas have popped in the blood of people living near one plant in Waukegan, and on Monday night, families turned out to voice their concerns to the city council there.

As CBS 2’s Jermont Terry reported, residents of Waukegan and Gurnee packed the Waukegan City Council meeting – hoping the council would do more than just listen to the community’s growing concerns about what’s in the air.

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