Ringwood News

RINGWOOD A Richmond teenager was airlifted to Lutheran General Hospital after a crash near Glacial Park this morning.

“We're very grateful that we have crossed this threshold and can now begin the process of getting out notice to all the potential class members and begin to use these funds to provide MRIs and to compensate property owners in the village”

McCULLOM LAKE A U.S. District Court judge's tentative nod to a settlement in the McCullom Lake brain cancer class-action lawsuit has paved the way for concerned residents to apply for medical monitoring. via Northwest Herald

“The scat can tell us who left it behind.”

Ringwood Shouts of "Ew" and "Gross" filled the room. And that exactly was why the group of about 20 children between the ages of 6 and 10 came to the Wiedrich Education Center in Glacial Park. via Northwest Herald

Classes set to help individuals direct own plans for recovery CRYSTAL LAKE A program designed to help adults with mental illness recover and find stability is launching next week. via Northwest Herald

“People's memories who read the newspapers are short. So maybe in about a year, nobody will remember this.”

McHenry County Board of Health officials are more interested in their tattered reputations than in determining the truth about what happened in McCullom Lake. via Northwest Herald

“I'm going to go into Wednesday's meeting with the primary goal of being a facilitator”

The McHenry County Board of Health isn't waiting for its regular meeting to begin seeking answers in the alleged McCullom Lake brain cancer cluster. via Northwest Herald

“Initially, we had three people inside”

RINGWOOD Bill and Sue Cook held each other for a few moments and watched as a three-alarm fire destroyed their home at 6318 Barnard Mill Road in Ringwood on a frigid Sunday afternoon. via Northwest Herald

WONDER LAKE Flames filled a one-story house on Barnard Mill Road on Saturday night as firefighters battled subzero temperatures to haul water to the scene. via Northwest Herald

“From what I've heard, the health department is attempting to get information to do more research on it”

Three McCullom Lake next-door neighbors with brain cancer sued several Ringwood manufacturers in April 2006, alleging that groundwater and air pollution caused their illnesses. via Northwest Herald

King Tut never saw a Christmas tree, but he would have understood the tradition that started long before the first Christmas. via Northwest Herald

“I do understand that they're coming up with a response, saying it's a statistical analysis now and they are aware of their limitations.”

Many McHenry County officials have more questions than answers about a county health department study into a number of cancers afflicting residents with ties to McCullom Lake. via Northwest Herald

“The one [glioblastoma] case reported in this case is certainly not all that unusual”

Today is day three of a six-part series on the McCullom Lake brain cancer lawsuits. via Northwest Herald

“Yes, there has been some contamination in the groundwater, it has been identified, it is contained, and it has posed no risk at any time to anyone in McCullom Lake village”

Today is Part 2 of the Northwest Herald's six-part series on the McCullom Lake brain cancer lawsuits. via Northwest Herald

“It was no coincidence with three neighbors in a row.”

The Northwest Herald today begins a six part series on the McCullom Lake brain cancer lawsuits. via Northwest Herald