List of Fourteen Environmental Disasters Affecting Lake County, Illinois Over the Last Ten Years

      The list below details the names, functions, and locations of fourteen companies which are polluting Lake County, or have polluted it over the last ten years.

     I hope to expand this list, and turn it into a map, in order to achieve the goals I outlined in the first of my eleven proposals to counteract the harmful effects of the toxic chemical EtO (ethylene oxide). 

     Those proposals are listed in the link below:

     http://aquarianagrarian.blogspot.com/2020/09/response-to-stop-eto-lake-county-about.html

1. NRG Waukegan Generating Station (coal burning power plant), 401 E. Greenwood Ave., Waukegan (Sunset / Greenwood & Sheridan)

http://www.google.com/maps/place/Waukegan+Generating+Station/@42.3832962,-87.8152132,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x4d7822957ab946b7?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiSreuO1e_rAhVSS6wKHV32BrMQ_BIwCnoECBoQCA

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-waukegan-nrg-plant-ruling-st-0622-20190621-23efbvni3fgcdid4d5sxpbwct4-story.html

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-coal-ash-bill-waukegan-st-0731-20190730-lvbab5m5lvcblg6v2cnb5oee5u-story.html

http://energynews.us/2019/06/26/midwest/illinois-pollution-control-board-finds-nrg-liable-for-coal-ash-at-power-plants/

2. Zion Nuclear Generating Station (nuclear power plant), 100 Shiloh Blvd., Zion [permanently closed, but nuclear material still being stored on site]

http://www.google.com/maps/place/Zion+Nuclear+Generating+Station/@42.4459579,-87.8042286,17z/data=!4m12!1m6!3m5!1s0x880ff38f2ed2218f:0x5ad9f4afa1970c12!2sZion+Nuclear+Generating+Station!8m2!3d42.445954!4d-87.8020399!3m4!1s0x880ff38f2ed2218f:0x5ad9f4afa1970c12!8m2!3d42.445954!4d-87.8020399

3. Medline (3 locations) (emitting EtO)

http://www.google.com/maps/search/medline+in+lake+county+illinois/@42.3206009,-88.0216294,12z/data=!3m1!4b1

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-lake-county-cancer-risks-pollution-20181028-story.html

http://theintercept.com/2019/05/07/medline-wendy-abrams-air-pollution/




4. Abbott (4 locations + 3 clusters of locations)

http://www.google.com/maps/search/abbott+in+lake+county+illinois/@42.3079607,-87.9611359,12z/data=!3m1!4b1

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1990-01-07-9001020483-story.html




5. Abbvie (3 locations + 3 clusters of locations)

http://www.google.com/maps/search/abbvie+in+lake+county+illinois/@42.3078329,-87.9611363,12z/data=!3m1!4b1

6. Baxter (5 locations)

http://www.google.com/maps/search/baxter+labs+in+Lake+County,+Illinois,+IL/@42.3073001,-88.1712845,10z/data=!3m1!4b1

incl. Long Lake / Round Lake:
http://patch.com/illinois/grayslake/settlement-reached-long-lake-pollution-lawsuit
http://patch.com/illinois/deerfield/baxter-will-stop-dumping-water-long-lake-ceo-says
http://www.mddionline.com/business/illinois-sues-baxter-lake-pollution
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20181126/baxter-to-pay-95000-for-polluting-long-lake



7. Anhydrous ammonia gas (fertilizer) explosion at Green Bay Road and Clarendon Street in Beach Park (April 25^th, 2019)

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6904a4.htm
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-met-beach-park-hazmat-spill-20190425-story.html




8. Silicone plant explosion at AB Specialty Silicones, 3790 Sunset Avenue, Waukegan (May 3rd, 2019)

http://www.andisil.com/

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-waukegan-explosion-update-st-0810-20190809-vttkwlm7gvfnha6hbm3j5grp5i-story.html




9. Reliable Concrete Pumping LLC at 700 E. Park Avenue, Libertyville (near Libertyville's borders with Rondout, Green Oaks, and Lake Bluff) (rock crushing)

http://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.reliable_concrete_pumping_llc.5bfcc257e26532375859ad61764ed3ae.html

http://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Business-Service/Reliable-Concrete-Pumping-INC-724495167703480/
http://www.concretepumpers.com/content/reliable-concrete-pumping-inc-0
http://www.bbb.org/us/wa/snohomish/profile/concrete-pumping/reliable-concrete-pumping-inc-1296-22660041




10. Ozinga concrete company, 30285 Skokie Highway, east Waukegan (rock crushing)

http://www.google.com/search?safe=off&sxsrf=ALeKk03jqlo6Dv_yZos5JQ0vuMgG8Eqq8g:1600327753934&source=hp&ei=RhBjX8i4McHcswXEm7S4Cg&q=ozinga&oq=ozinga&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzIQCC4QxwEQowIQFBCHAhCTAjIHCAAQFBCHAjIICC4QxwEQrwEyAggAMgIIADICCAAyAggAMgIIADICCAAyCAguEMcBEK8BOgQIIxAnOgQILhAnOgsILhDHARCvARCRAjoLCC4QxwEQowIQkQI6CwguELEDEMcBEKMCOggILhDHARCjAjoICAAQsQMQgwE6DgguEMcBEKMCEJECEJMCOgQIABBDOgUILhCxAzoFCAAQsQM6BwguELEDEEM6BQgAEJIDULQBWOMSYM4TaAFwAHgAgAHtAogBwQqSAQcwLjUuMC4ymAEAoAEBqgEHZ3dzLXdpeg&sclient=psy-ab&ved=2ahUKEwiWkLC61e_rAhVF-6wKHT2aA20QvS4wB3oECBEQIA&uact=5&npsic=0&rflfq=1&rlha=0&rllag=42219153,-87909538,9488&tbm=lcl&rldimm=13945019546349415580&lqi=CgZvemluZ2EiA4gBAVoQCgZvemluZ2EiBm96aW5nYQ&rldoc=1&tbs=lrf:!1m4!1u3!2m2!3m1!1e1!1m4!1u16!2m2!16m1!1e1!1m4!1u16!2m2!16m1!1e2!2m1!1e16!2m1!1e3!3sIAE,lf:1,lf_ui:4&rlst=f#rlfi=hd:;si:13945019546349415580,l,CgZvemluZ2EiA4gBAVoQCgZvemluZ2EiBm96aW5nYQ;mv:[[42.3179416,-87.67351939999999],[41.993770700000006,-88.3280861]];tbs:lrf:!1m4!1u3!2m2!3m1!1e1!1m4!1u16!2m2!16m1!1e1!1m4!1u16!2m2!16m1!1e2!2m1!1e16!2m1!1e3!3sIAE,lf:1,lf_ui:4




11. Sterigenics (2 locations [Deerfield and Gurnee], 1 former location [Willowbrook], and another in Oak Brook that's far from Lake County but is still within the Des Plaines River watershed) (emitting EtO)

http://www.google.com/search?safe=off&tbm=lcl&sxsrf=ALeKk03-uOFHwS8dZnY8RBN4sLI_bdr6Ng%3A1600327759845&ei=TxBjX9WcM9CItQXbloOICw&q=sterigenics&oq=sterigenics&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0i433k1j46i199i175k1j0l2j46i199i175k1j0l2j46i199i175k1j0j46i199i291k1.27152.28299.0.28424.11.8.0.0.0.0.275.859.0j4j1.5.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..6.5.856...35i39k1j0i67k1j0i433i131k1j46i433i199i291k1j46i433i199i291i273k1j0i273k1.0.vXYDTWQQxxI#rlfi=hd:;si:;mv:[[42.4060182,-87.8686274],[41.818592699999996,-88.0726724]];tbs:lrf:!1m4!1u3!2m2!3m1!1e1!1m4!1u16!2m2!16m1!1e1!1m4!1u16!2m2!16m1!1e2!2m1!1e16!2m1!1e3!3sIAE,lf:1,lf_ui:4

12. Vantage Specialty Chemicals, 3938 Porett Drive, Gurnee (released 6,412 pounds of ethylene oxide in 2014)

http://www.google.com/search?safe=off&tbm=lcl&sxsrf=ALeKk029NGiPn0ftvw6qtrImeSxOhCMwqw%3A1600327789259&ei=bRBjX6W2D8zktQX9hISYAw&q=vantage+specialty+chemicals&oq=vantage+specialty+chemicals&gs_l=psy-ab.3..46i199i175k1l2j0l8.30943.33770.0.33911.27.17.0.0.0.0.291.2514.0j10j3.13.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..14.13.2509...35i39k1j46i199i175i273k1j0i273k1j46i199i291k1j46i433i199i291k1j0i433i131k1j0i433k1j46i433k1j0i433i10k1j0i10k1.0.u34Vki4pNVU#rlfi=hd:;si:18380499524379706855;mv:[[42.38310767731903,-87.89954604495163],[42.38274772268097,-87.90003335504838]]

http://www.wexlerwallace.com/lake-county-facilities-emit-same-cancer-causing-chemicals-sterigenics/#:~:text=Within%20the%20past%20two%20months,Willowbrook%20is%20not%20the%20only




13. Pollution at Grayslake Countryside Landfill (31725 IL-83, Grayslake) in 2011

http://patch.com/illinois/grayslake/public-hearing-tonight-on-air-quality-at-grayslake-landfill

http://www.wmsolutions.com/locations/details/id/24

14. Foxconn (3 locations in Wisconsin; 2 of which are in the Des Plaines River watershed, most of which is located within the State of Illinois)

Map showing the Des Plaines River watershed,

and the Des Plaines River Watershed Planning Area,

with Foxconn's three locations in the top left corner

Source for map:

http://www.lakecountyil.gov/2376/Des-Plaines-River-Watershed

Map showing details of Foxconn's locations

(the two southernmost of which are within

the Des Plaines River watershed)

Northern location (13315 Globe Drive, Mt. Pleasant, WI; outside of the Des Plaines River watershed)
http://www.google.com/maps/place/Foxconn+ETC/@42.727865,-87.9254122,11z/data=!4m8!1m2!2m1!1sfoxconn+wisconsin!3m4!1s0x0:0x43a62bdb5eda9a71!8m2!3d42.720313!4d-87.9501057

Central location (8418 Durand Avenue, Sturtevant, WI; inside the Des Plaines River watershed)
http://www.google.com/maps/place/FoxConn/@42.727865,-87.9254122,11z/data=!4m8!1m2!2m1!1sfoxconn+wisconsin!3m4!1s0x0:0x9f4211b63f924442!8m2!3d42.6900065!4d-87.9334116

Southern location (in Mt. Pleasant; inside the Des Plaines River watershed)
http://www.google.com/maps/place/FOXCONN+WISCONSIN/@42.727865,-87.9254122,11z/data=!4m8!1m2!2m1!1sfoxconn+wisconsin!3m4!1s0x0:0xfc6fb83bdc1d8f12!8m2!3d42.6765041!4d-87.9397631

dcreport.org/2018/08/14/foxconn-gets-a-pollution-pass-for-its-wisconsin-factory/?fbclid=IwAR0IOX0MPHJh1R-pOmP19w5X3HDSAElU7PKRywCu0mdg_i_LHEiO8L2l3yQ

http://madison.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/illinois-plans-to-challenge-epa-ruling-on-foxconn/article_1fbed7dc-1cc5-57cc-a40f-2c1b5c18b13f.html

http://journaltimes.com/news/local/illinois-to-challenge-foxconn-ruling-schimel-calls-potential-suit-meritless/article_7b22adf2-e853-59f9-be1e-e460629986b6.html

http://apnews.com/8ac3c33e68274190a84b6154097c53e7/Illinois-officials-concerned-over-Foxconn-plant-impact

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-foxconn-indiana-smog-trump-epa-20190516-story.html

http://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2018/05/07/illinois-attorney-general-files-suit-against-epa-ozone-rules-cites-impact-foxconn/586479002/

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-epa-lawsuit/illinois-to-sue-epa-for-exempting-foxconn-plant-from-pollution-controls-idUSKBN1I52NB?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews

Thanks to Ethan Windmillsky and Anton Kholod for helping to build this list

Created Between September 14th and 18th, 2020

Published on September 18th, 2020

Libertarian Party Nominates Dr. Jo Jorgensen for President, by Joe Monack

Libertarian Party Nominates Dr. Jo Jorgensen for President

by Joe Monack

Written on May 23rd, 2020

     On Saturday, May 23rd, 2020, the Libertarian Party nominated Dr. Jo Jorgensen for president at a virtual convention with about 1,000 delegates from 50 states and D.C. 

     After several rounds of runoff voting, Jorgensen received 51 percent to secure the nomination for president. Other candidates seeking the nomination at the convention were Adam Kokesh, Jim Gray, John Monds, Vermin Supreme, and Jacob Hornberger. (Congressman Justin Amash of Michigan said he was going to run but dropped out before the convention began.)

     Jorgensen was born in Libertyville, IL in 1957. She got her Bachelor's in psychology at Baylor and then an MBA from Southern Methodist University. Finally, she earned a Doctorate from Clemson where she is now a senior lecturer of psychology. She was the Vice-Presidential candidate of the Libertarian Party in 1996, running on a ticket with Harry Browne.

     Jorgensen is the Libertarian Party's first female presidential candidate in its history of elections dating back to 1972. She is considered more moderate/pragmatic than others in the party -- a feature that could theoretically dampen her support among some purists, but could also bring in more mainstream voters who dislike both Donald Trump and Joe Biden. For example, Jorgensen does not argue that we need to totally eliminate government, like an anarchist would, but that, "We have got to cut the size and scope of the government." 

     Despite being seen as somewhat moderate for a Libertarian, she is still less "statist" (that being the use of government to attempt to solve problems) than the two major parties' candidates. She called the government's response to coronavirus “the biggest assault on our liberties I’ve seen in my lifetime" and opposes government bailouts for businesses, unlike Trump and Biden. The Libertarian Party is sometimes described as socially liberal, economically conservative, although many describe themselves as consistently for liberty or consistently against government meddling.

     Her running mate will be chosen on Sunday as the convention continues for a third day. There may also be a vote on whether to make the porcupine the official mascot of the Libertarian Party, although that's still up in the air.

     For more information on Dr. Jo, visit her website.  http://joj2020.com/

Sources:

http://reason.com/2020/05/23/jo-jorgensen-wins-libertarian-party-presidential-nomination/

http://www.kgun9.com/news/political/jo-jorgensen-named-first-female-libertarian-presidential-nominee

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Jorgensen

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2020/05/16/michigan-congressman-justin-amash-drops-out-of-presidential-race-as-third-party-candidate/

Update (written on May 24th, 2020):

Spike Cohen won the VP nomination.

Written by Joseph Monack on May 23^rd and 24^th, 2020

Published to this site on May 24^th, 2020

with permission from the author