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Tighter controls on toxic chemical emissions clear Illinois House Tighter controls on toxic chemical emissions clear Illinois House

Tighter controls on toxic chemical emissions clear Illinois House

Industrial sterilization companies in Illinois which use the toxic chemical ethylene oxide may soon have to comply with stricter safety requirements. The Illinois House on Friday passed Senate Bill 1852 in response to an ethylene oxide leak that occurred at the Willowbrook plant of a Sterigenics facility, about 20 miles west of Chicago.
Brewers say no to beer tax Brewers say no to beer tax

Brewers say no to beer tax

Craft beer brewers and advocates gathered Friday at the Capitol to oppose a tax increase on beer and cider that Gov. J.B. Pritzker introduced last week to help fund a comprehensive capital infrastructure plan. Under that proposal, the per-gallon tax on beer and cider would rise to 27.7 cents from the current rate of 23.1 cents, a rate established when lawmakers approved the state’s last...
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