ROCKTON - The air and water around the June 14 Chemtool industrial fire are safe, according to tests conducted by state and local officials.
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency officials and members of the Illinois National Guard took samples of ash, runoff, well water and river water from around the site of the fire as well as in the immediate area.
All but one sample a wipe sample from a location in close to the Chemtool property - tested below the residential exposure limit, according to a news release issued Friday.
Illinois EPA also collected samples from various locations in the community water supply following the fire. Each of the wells used as a water source for Rockton residents were sampled, along with the finished water storage tank located adjacent to the fire. No negative impacts to the community water supply were identified, the news release said.
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See the new Illinois laws that took effect July 1
665 bills
The Democrat-controlled Illinois General Assembly approved 665 bills this legislative session, with the vast majority awaiting Gov. J.B. Pritzker s signature.Â
But, Pritzker has signed 42 bills into law. A handful of those will take effect Jan. 1, 2022, but most went into effect immediately upon signing or will take effect this Thursday.
Here are some notable new laws in effect now or on Thursday that Illinoisans should know. CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
School funding
Election reform
With pandemic-related delays to U.S. Census redistricting numbers, lawmakers moved back the state s 2022 primary election from March 15 to June 28. The legislation also makes Election Day a state holiday, requires every county to have at least one universal voting center and allow people to be added to a permanent vote-by-mail list. (SB825)