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Three neighbors in the tiny Illinois town of McCullom Lake, northwest of Chicago, have sued the Rohm and Hass Chemical Company who operates a factory near their homes. 
 
Members of all three families have contracted brain cancer, and they allege it is the result of toxic chemicals dumped in the area for years and that vinyl chloride, a carcinogen, has been found in the area groundwater. 
 
The suit aims to hold the company responsible for the contamination, failure to clean it up, and for failure to warn the public. 
 
Five hundred other residents have filed a separate suit, claiming they are at increased risk of developing cancer and other diseases. 
 
The company has no comment at this time.

Lawsuit: Chemical Plant Caused 3 Neighbors' Cancer

CBS2 Chicago - 4/25/2006 11:07 PM

CBS) McCULLOM LAKE, Ill. Three suburban families are in fear for their health, and their cancer concerns have led them to file a lawsuit against a chemical plant.
 
They all live in far northwest suburban McCullom Lake, about a mile from the plant in Ringwood, near McHenry. As CBS 2’s Joanie Lum reports, members of all three families now have brain cancer
 
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