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5,000 claims to process and review - Holian settlement update
Settlement payments are anticipated for first quarter of 2026.
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Judge approves final settlement from Holian Insulation for Chemtool fire
About 7,000 residents will share the $5.5 million settlement.
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Final Call for Involvement in Rockton PFAS Study
University researchers want to study PFAS contamination in the Rockton area.
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The Holian settlement: a deeper dive
With $3.5 million available after expenses and fees, the average payment might be over $500.
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Holian Insulation settles for $5.5 million in Chemtool fire
Residents may have an opportunity to receive a payment with Holian who didn’t with Chemtool.
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Chemtool money begins flowing with more to come
The judge will be given a plan to split Holian's payment between local residents and Chemtool, meaning more money for residents.
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Chemtool settlement nearing an end
Chemtool's claims administrator Analytics Consulting says that settlement payments will start going out on Thursday, May 1, 2025.
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Analytics Consulting is still analyzing Chemtool claims
The next hearing will be at 1:30 p.m. on May 2, 2025 in Rockford, IL.
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Chemtool explosion: more than a memory
Looking back over 45 months since the massive industrial fire in Rockton, Illinois
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Okay, it looks like Chemtool payments weren't sent in February
A court hearing on May 2, 2025 will discuss the timetable for payments from the class action lawsuit.
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Update on Chemtool, sort of
Attorneys still hope to start sending payments in February.
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Why your property value affects your Chemtool settlement
Half your class action payment amount depends on your property assessment.
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Chemtool payments waiting on assessed property values
Attorney Dan Flynn still expects payments to be sent at least by early February.
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Chemtool payments expected to be sent at end of January
Attorney Daniel R. Flynn anticipate that the checks will go out around the end of the month.
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Residents will be able to resubmit Chemtool claims that didn't go through
"This process should capture all those class members," says attorney Dan Flynn.
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Chemtool claims from more than 100 Rockton residents may be missing
Attorney Ed Manzke says it might take a few weeks to review each claim.
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Missing Chemtool claims are being investigated
People within three miles of Chemtool can check the status of their claim by email or phone.
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Judge approves Chemtool settlement
The class action administrator sent 6,000 notices to residents, but only received 2,300 claims.
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Chemtool employees say their severance pay will be less than other Lubrizol employees
The parent company seems to offers twice as much severance pay as Chemtool does.
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Chemtool hasn't released list of materials, says fire reduced everything to its elemental form
Lubrizol admits contaminants released from the fire include sulphur and zinc.
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Rockton fire chief: Chemtool contractor released mineral oil, ignition occurred
A outside contractor, a scissor lift, a pipe, mineral oil spill, ignition
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Chemtool employees still being paid, Rockton still under evacuation order
Evacuation is still the word if you live near the Chemtool fire in Rockton.
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Lubrizol employees in France think they've seen this smoke plume before
A Lubrizol factory in France burned two years before the one in Rockton did.
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Gov. Pritzker sends National Guard to respond to chemical fire in Rockton
Residents evacuated from the area around Chemtool can still seek shelter at Roscoe Middle School.
