Pollution bill back on state's table Law's backers say IEPA hasn't done its job.(News)

0 Comments | Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), January, 2005 | by Pyke, Marni

Byline: Marni Pyke Daily Herald Staff Writer Downers Grove student Jana Bendik and Oak Park homeowner Thomas Collis have never met but both have much in common. Each suffers from cancer they believe was caused from living next to a polluted area. Each faults the state for failing to notify them about the contamination.

Both support a proposed law requiring the government to inform citizens about toxic sites. "If there was a law in place years ago, myself and others would not have gotten sick," said Bendik, who attends DePaul University. Tuesday, Illinois Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn and state Rep. John Fritchey announced details of "right to know" legislation designed to notify people living within 2,500 feet of hazardous waste and toxic contaminants. This...