Suburban cancer patient who's suing Willowbrook Sterigenics plant heads to trial next week

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Original Load Date Aug. 12, 2022, 1:01 a.m.
Last Updated Aug. 12, 2022, 1:01 a.m.
Original URL http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/suburban-cancer-patient-whos-suing-willowbrook-sterigenics-plant-heads-to-trial-next-week

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** WILLOWBROOK, Ill. ** \- The first lawsuit out of potentially hundreds against Sterigenics is headed to trial next week. The company, which sterilizes medical devices, is accused of illegally releasing a cancer-causing waste (ethylene oxide) into the air at its [ Willowbrook ][1] facility. That...