Monday, June 11, 2012
Here’s a look at the top headlines from the past week, in case you missed them.
PHOTOS: The Nook, Downtown Fountain Subject to Yarn Bomb Unknown persons--armed with yarn--adorned the storefront and nearby areas with pieces of crochet "graffiti," including flowers, garlands, leaves--even tiny capes and headbands. Stolen Lisle Dealership Van Leads to Car Chase Witnesses: Stolen Dealership Van Ran Red Lights to Evade Police During Chase Lisle police pursued a Chevy van through parts of Interstate 355 Downers Grove on Wednesday morning. Authorities found the van abandoned near Lemont Wednesday afternoon, but a search for the three suspects continues. Patch readers provide accounts of the car chase. UPDATED: LWFD HAZMAT Team Responds to Bromide Leak HAZMAT teams responded to a bromide leak that triggered the …
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
HAZMAT teams responded to a bromide leak that triggered the building's fire alarms this morning. Officials say the leak does not pose a public threat, and no injuries were reported.
Update: 1 p.m., Wednesday, June 6 [Editor's note: Officials on the scene identified the incident as a bromine leak. The chemical compound was actually bromide, or Brom-T, according to the official release from the fire district. Bromide is a chemical compound that contains bromine or a bromine ion. It is considered less reactive than bromine. The references below to bromine are corrected.] Wednesday's chemical leak at a corporate office in Lisle on Warrenville Road is not deemed hazardous to the public, according to Lisle-Woodridge Fire officials. A pump failure occurred shortly before 8 a.m. in the building's mechanical room on the first floor. The failing equipment pumps water with bromide tablets throughout the corporate office's …
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Tuesday, June 5, 2012
A suspect is in custody of U.S. Marshals after a suspicious incident with a powdery substance in a letter at the DuPage County Courthouse Tuesday morning.
Updated Tuesday, 4:11 p.m. A powdery substance a mail clerk found in a letter at the DuPage County Courthouse Tuesday morning is not toxic, according to a press release from the Sheriff's office Tuesday. Authorities continue to investigate a suspicious incident that occurred this morning at the DuPage County Courthouse in Wheaton, according to a press release from the Sheriff's office Tuesday. Personnel from FBI Chicago contacted the Sheriff’s Office and advised the Illinois Dept of Public Health Lab analyzed the suspicious substance and confirmed there was no toxic substances present. This is still being investigated at this time, and updates will be provided as information becomes available, according to the release. Don’t miss the …
Lori T
5:51 pm on Wednesday, June 6, 2012
I live a half block just south of the incident. I am very chemical sensitive. Around 8:30-9:00am I started feeling very dizzy with mild headache. If this chemical is not toxic than this is one huge coincidence. After I left the Lisle area shortly before 11am I no longer felt dizzy but have felt ill all day. more ›