Thursday, November 15, 2012
Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow and Illinois Attorney General are holding ExxonMobil accountable for last month's oil leak.
Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan laid down the law with ExxonMobil Thursday, ordering the oil behemoth to pay up, figure out how it screwed up, and fix whatever damage was down. The SA and the AG filed an agreed order requiring ExxonMobil Oil to investigate the cause of the burst of oil mist at the company’s refinery in Channahon Township on Oct. 19, and take specific actions to ensure it does not occur again. According to a statement released by Glasgow's office, the agreed order requires ExxonMobil to: The agreed order also requires ExxonMobil to pay up to $50,000 to Madigan’s office and the Illinois EPA for costs associated with the response and oversight, and another $20,000 to …
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
The Will County State's Attorney and the Illinois Attorney General want corporate giant ExxonMobil to make things right after spraying oil all around its Channahon Township plant.
Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan have teamed up to take on corporate giant ExxonMobil in the wake of its Channahon Township plant sparying oil all over the place. “ExxonMobil must accept full responsibility for the harm this oily mist caused our environment as well as the farms, houses, vehicles, streets and other personal and public property in our surrounding communities,” Glasgow said in a statement released Wednesday. “The preliminary injunction we seek in cooperation with Attorney General Madigan ensures that this incident will be thoroughly investigated and that ExxonMobil will clean up damaged properties and natural resources,” he said. Glasgow and Madigan filed a four-count …
Friday, October 19, 2012
An oily substance discharged from the ExxonMobil plant in Channahon has forced the closure of Arsenal Road.
Sheriff's deputies shut down a seven-mile stretch of Arsenal Road after an oily substance escaped into the air from the Channahon ExxonMobil plant Friday morning. Arsenal Road was closed from Interstate 55 east to Baseline Road and will stay closed for the remainder of the day, according to the Will County Sheriff's Department. The leak was cut off but the cleanup was continuing Friday afternoon. Deputy Chief Ken Kaupas of the sheriff's department said the substance is not hazardous but recommended washing cars exposed to it. "You don't want to drive through this stuff," said Kaupas, who identified the substance as "oil or diesel." The sheriff's department advised citizens to submit car wash receipts to ExxonMobil for reimbursement. Police…
John Wayne
11:08 am on Monday, May 20, 2013
These leftwits in office are as responsible as the corporations. They provide oversight...or DO they? This is merely a tactic to line the politician's pockets and should, in no way, be construed as concern for the citizens in Channahon and surrounding areas. This is fascism, people. Brought to you by your friendly neighborhood liberals. more ›