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Asbestos Exposure Illinois

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Asbestos Exposure in Illinois

Illinois has a wide variety of industries that have used asbestos, such as manufacturing, power generationpetroleum, and chemical plants.
Asbestos & mesothelioma power plant
Illinois received at least 372,776 tons of
asbestos-contaminated vermiculite from
Libby, Montana. The locations with facilities that processed the asbestos-tainted vermiculite include Chicago, Girard, Peoria, Quincy, Buda and Calumet City.
Unfortunately, many of the families of workers at these sites also have an increased risk of developing cancer because of the asbestos fibers that were carried home on the body and clothing of those workers.
Statistics for Mesothelioma Cases in Illinois
Illinois ranks 7th in the US for asbestos-related deaths. There have been 1,933 deaths from mesothelioma and asbestos lung cancer between 1999 – 2013. Illinois is home to over 60 businesses that have been sued for asbestos exposure.
Asbestos Exposure in Illinois
In Illinois, asbestos exposure commonly occurs in several types of environments due to the state’s industrial history and the widespread use of asbestos-containing materials in various sectors. Here are some of the key places where asbestos exposure is likely:

Steel Mills: Illinois has been home to several large steel mills, particularly in areas like Chicago and Granite City. Asbestos was commonly used in these facilities for insulation and fireproofing, exposing workers to the fibers.

Oil Refineries: Illinois is a major hub for oil refining, with several refineries located in the state. Asbestos was often used in the machinery and equipment due to its heat-resistant properties, leading to potential exposure for refinery workers.

Power Plants: Power generation facilities, especially older ones, used asbestos for insulation and to prevent fires. Workers in power plants may have been exposed to asbestos when maintaining or repairing equipment.

Buildings and Homes: Asbestos was widely used in construction materials, including insulation, roofing shingles, floor tiles, and cement. Buildings constructed before the 1980s in Illinois, particularly in cities like Chicago, often contain asbestos. Renovation or demolition of these buildings can release asbestos fibers into the air.

Schools and Public Buildings: Many older schools, hospitals, and government buildings in Illinois contain asbestos materials. Maintenance or renovation work in these buildings can pose a risk of exposure to workers and occupants.

Train Manufacturing and Repair Facilities: Illinois has been a key state in the railroad industry, with numerous train manufacturing and repair facilities. Asbestos was commonly used in brake pads, insulation, and other components of trains, exposing workers in these facilities.

Vermiculite Processing Plants: Although Illinois itself does not have significant asbestos mining, vermiculite ore contaminated with asbestos was processed in some facilities. Workers in these plants, particularly in the Chicago area, were at risk of exposure.

Brake and Clutch Repair: Asbestos was commonly used in brake pads, clutches, and gaskets. Mechanics working in automotive repair shops in Illinois may have been exposed to asbestos when working on older vehicles.

Naval Station Great Lakes: This military installation, like many others, used asbestos in its buildings and ships. Veterans and military personnel stationed here may have been exposed to asbestos.

Home Renovations: In Illinois, particularly in older homes, DIY home renovations can disturb asbestos-containing materials like insulation, tiles, and pipe wraps, leading to potential exposure for homeowners and contractors.

Geological Sources: While not as prevalent as in other states, there are small natural deposits of asbestos in Illinois that could pose a risk if disturbed, though this is less common compared to industrial sources.

Filing an Asbestos Claim if You Live in Illinois
You do not have to file your claim in the state in which you live. 

It’s far more important to contact an attorney with a strong history of experience specifically in asbestos cases, than it is to select one who happens to be in your area of Alabama. The most successful attorneys in your area may have never handled an asbestos case.

SWMW attorneys dedicate the overwhelming majority of their time and effort prosecuting mesothelioma claims, so we know which states and jurisdictions are going to provide the best outcome for your case and can get your case settled faster.

We handle asbestos cases all across the USA, so we know how to file, where to file, and what to do to get you the compensation you deserve. Call (855) 744-2656 to speak with an Alabama mesothelioma and asbestos attorney at SWMW Law.
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Jobsites in Illinois With Known Asbestos Usage & Exposure

Provided below is a list of cities in the state of Illinois where asbestos jobsites are known to have been located. If you worked for any of these companies or at these jobsites in Illinois there is a possibility that you may have been exposed to harmful asbestos which is known to cause mesothelioma and lung cancer.
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Anna

Anna State Hospital

Fruit Growers Refining and Power Company

Choate Mental Health and Develop

Union City Tract’N and Power Company

Argo

CFC International

Gatx Terminal

Corn Products Company

Baldwin

Baldwin Power Plant

Baldwin Steam Plant

Illinois Power Company

Reabody Coal Company

Baldwin Power Station

Dynegy Power Corp

Illinova Power Marketing Inc.

Sprinkman Sons Corp

Bartonville

Allied Mills, Inc.

Bartonville Grade School

Continental Grain

Keystone Steel & Wire

Amerencilco

Central Illinois Light Company

Edwards Station

Batavia

Furnsa Electric Company

National Accelator Lab

Western Paper Bag Company

Metal Dross Corporation

Van Nortwick Paper Company

Bedford Park

Corn Products International

Johnson and Johnson

John J & Company

General American Tank Storage Terminals

Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (3M)Moroney

Viskase Company

Benton

First Bank Building

Franklin Hospital

Petroff Packing Company

Franklin County Mining Company

Industrial Plumbing & Heating

Bradley

Aventis Behring

Krolhler Manufacturing Company

Bunge Corp

Swift & Company

Cairo

Burkhart Manufacturing Company

Cairo Power Plant

Cairo Water Company

Missouri Cotton Oil Company

Solomon Terry

Cairo and St. Louis Railway

Cairo Railway and Light Company

L. Bruce Company

Singer Manufacturing Company

Calumet City

River Oaks Shopping Center

United Chemical and Organic Products Company

Swift & Company

Wilson and Company

Canton

Canton Gas and Electric Company

Graham Hospital

P and O Manufacturing Inc.

Peoples Gas and Electric Light Company

Central Illinois Light Company

International Harvester Company

Parlin and Orendorff

United Electric Coal Company

Carbondale

Arena

Frick Plumbing and Heating

Residence Halls #35 To 39

United States Wildlife Commission

Brush Towers

General Classroom Building

Southern Illinois University

Wood Preserving Company

Carol Stream

Tri Star Metals

Clearing

Arkell Safety Bag Company

General Printing Ink Corporation

S. Steel

Witco Corp

Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad Company

National Aluminate Corporation

Visking Corp

Clinton

Clinton Gas Company

Clinton Power Station

Clinton Powerhouse

Revere Copper & Brass Company

Clinton Nuclear Power Plant

Clinton Power Station

Illinois Central Railroad Company

Coffeen

Amerenenergy Generating

Central Illinois Public Service Company

Coffeen Powerhouse

Central Illinois Power Station

Coffeen Power Station

Consolidated Coal Company, Inc.

Collinsville

Collinsville Electric Company

Lumaghi Coal Company

Southern Illinois Light and Power Company

Glidden Company

Schuck Apartments

St Louis Smelting and Refining Company

Cordova

3M

Cordova Powerhouse

Nitrin Gas Company

Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station

Commonwealth Edison Company

Nitrin Chemical Corporation

Quad Cities

Sargent and Lundy

Crystal Lake

Evangelical Lutheran Church

Pure Oil Company

Dolton

Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad

Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp

Hales & Hunter

Tetco Metal Products Company

Duquoin

Freeman Fidelity Mine #11

Phelps Dodge Corp

United Electric Coal Company

Peabody Coal Company

Truax-Traer Coal Company

East Peoria

Caterpillar Tractor Company

East Peoria Heating Plant

Silver St Team Track

Central Illinois Light Company

General Insulation & Roofing Company

Wallace Station

Edwardsville

Bell Telephone

Hamlin Casting Corp

Southern Illinois University

Edwardsville High School

Madison County Courthouse

Wagner Electric

Elk Grove Village

Clingan Steel, Inc.

Ellis

Commonwealth Edison Company

Elmhurst

Black-Top Roads Company

Economy Plumbing & Heat

Memorial Hospital of Dupage County

Dramm Greenhouse

Elmhurst Memorial Hospital

Peoples Coal

Elwood

Army Munitions Plant

SNG Plant

S. Rubber Company

Elwood Ordnance Plant

Stepan Chemical Company

Federal

Alton Box Board and Paper Company

Laclede Steel Company

Federal Lead Company

Wood River Power Station

Geneva

Pope Glucose Company

Geneva Modern Kitchens

Structural Clay Products

Community High School

Pope Glucose Company

Grand Tower

Amerenenergy Generating

Grand Tower Powerhouse

Central Illinois Public Service Company

Middle West Utilities Company

Hartford

Amoco Oil Refinery

Chemetco

International Shoe Company

Sinclair Oil Refinery

Anlin Company

Clark Oil & Refining Company

National Marine Service

Wood River Oil & Refinery Company

Havana

Crescent Forge & Shovel Company

Dynegy Power Corp

Havana Powerhouse

Lacey Drainage & Levee District

Dana Corporation

Harvest Brands

Illinois Power Company

Metanzes Drainage & Levee District

Hennepin

Hennepin Power Station

Jones and Laughlin Steel Company

Henry

B F Goodrich Chemical Company

Goodrich Chemicals Company

Blaw-Knox Company

Herrin

Federal Wire Mill Corp

Herrin High School

Pond Creek Coal Company

Freeman Coal Mining Company

Norge Company

Robert Dick Coal Company

Highland Park

Deerfield Shields Township High School

Gray Electric Company

Highland Park Hospital

North Shore Electric Company

Elm Place School

Highland Park High School

Moran Plumbing & Heating

Hillsboro

American Zinc Company of Illinois

Hillsboro Electric Light and Power Company

Hillsboro High School

Commercial & Residential Construction

Hillsboro Glass

Southern Illinois Light and Power Company

Hinsdale

Hinsdale Hospital

Village of Hinsdale

International Harvester

Hoopeston

Allis Chalmers Manufacturing Company

Hoopeston Foods Inc.

John Deere Vermilion Works

Hoopeston Electric Light and Heating Company

Illinois Canning Company

Pillsbury Mill

Hutsonville

Central Illinois Public Service Company

Hutsonville Powerhouse

Illiopolis

Borden Chemical Company

Munition Plant

Joppa

Electric Energy Inc.

Joppa Powerhouse

Missouri Portland Cement Company

Joppa Generating Station

Joppa Steam Electric Station

Kewanee

American Standard

Consolidated Light and Power Company

Kewanee Public Service Company

Mechanical Insulation Company

Western Tube Company

Bennison Building

Kewanee Light and Power Company

Kewanee Sewage District Plant

Walworth Company

Kincaid

Commonwealth Edison Plant

Kincaid Powerhouse

Dominion Energy Inc.

Middlewest Utilities Company of Illinois

Lawrenceville

Indian Refining Company

Nitco Chemical Company

Texas Company

Lawrenceville Works

Texaco Oil Refinery

Witco Chemical Plant

Libertyville

Allied Mills

Berggreen-Traynor

McFarland Greenhouse

Anchor Coupling Company

E. McFarland

Morton Manufacturing Company

Litchfield

American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Company

Automotive Controls Corp

Echlin Manufacturing

Weatherproof Company

American Radiator Company

L. Wing and Company

Litchfield Milling Company

Lockport

S. McCray

Material Service Division

Texaco Oil Refinery

Lockport Powerhouse

Public Service Company of Northern Illinois

Mapleton

Archer Daniels Midland

Caterpillar Tractor Company

Goldschmidt Chemical Corp

Baird Chemical Ind., Inc.

Girdler Corp

Marseilles

Becker Industries

General Roofing Company

National Biscuit Company Plant

64 Block Plant

W D Boyce

Certain-Teed Production Corporation

Nabisco Brands Inc.

National Phosphate Corp

Prymeland Development

Mascouth

A T & T

Green Street School

Methodist Church

Bank of Mascouth

Mascouth Herald

Mattoon

A & K Midwest Insulation

Loyola Medical Center

North Shore Electric Company

Proviso West H.S.

Hines Hospital

Maywood Park Trotting Association

Norton Brothers

Maywood

American Can Company

Loyola Medical Center

North Shore Electric Company

Proviso West H.S.

Hines Hospital

Maywood Park Trotting Association

Norton Brothers

Mendota

Conoco Oil Refinery

Illinois Northern Utilities Company

Del Monte Foods

Mendota Light and Heat Company

Meredosia

Central Illinois Public Service Company

Meredosia Powerhouse

Scott County Drainage and Levee District

Illinois Public Service Company

Mobil Chemical

Morton

Caterpillar

Libby’s Canning

Libby McNeill & Libby

Morton Light Heat and Power

Mossville

Caterpillar Tractor Company

Midwestern Equipment

Mount Prospect

Bruning Company

Kellen Greenhouse

Prospect High SchoolRandhurst Shopping Center

Charles Bruning Company

Kellens Florists

Nampa

Amalgamated Sugar Company

College of Illinois

Utah Illinois Sugar Company

Carnation Milk Products Company

Terminal Ice & Cold Storage

Naperville

Kroehler Manufacturing Company

North Central College

Standard Oil

National Biscuit Company

Raphael School

National Stock Yards

Agric Chemical Div.

Swift & Company

Niles

B. Dick Company

Northwestern Industrial Piping

Mid-Wesco Permi-Pipe

Andrews Old Peoples Home

Normal

Illinois State University

Metcalf Metcalf School

Stevenson Hall

Media Services

Schroeder Hall Annex Schroeder Hall

North Lake

Beatrice Foods Company

Entenmann’s

Zenith Radio Corporation

Burny Brothers Inc.

International Paper Company Container Div.

Northbrook

Commonwealth Edison

Flinn & Dreffein Engineering Company

Hanson Scale Company

Culligan Inc.

Glenbrook North high School

Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.

Northfield

New Trier Township High School

Stepan Chemical Company

Oakwood

Illinois Power Company

Vermillion Powerhouse

Oakwood Powerhouse

Park Ridge

Lutheran General Hospital

Park Ridge Board of Education

Suburban Home Laundry

Lutheran Memorial Hospital

Park Ridge Elementary School

Terry Foods Incorporated

Peru

Illinois Zinc Company

Peoples Hospital

Star Union Products Company

Maze W H Company

Bedes Gymnasium

Pullman

Griffin Wheel Company

Rolling Mill

Pullman Palace Car Company

Union Foundry and Pullman

Rantoul

Chanute Air Force Base

Department of Air Force

Chanute Field

Rantoul Air Force Base

Rock Falls

Armour & Company

Illinois Strawboard Paper Corporation

Mott Bros. Company

Rock Falls Box Board Company

Central Box Board Company

Keystone Works

Northwestern Steel & Wire

Russell, Burdsall and Ward Bolt and Nut Company

Rockdale

American Refractories Company

Navy Department Bureau Yard and Docks

United States Navy Department.

Commonwealth Edison Company, Joliet Power Station

O.W. Window Company

Romeoville

Commonwealth Edison Company

Romeoville Powerhouse

Midwest Generation

Will County Power Station

Rosiclare

Alcoa Mining Company

Rosiclare Lead and Fluor Spar Mines

Roxana

Armstrong Contracting & Supply Corporation

Roxana Petroleum Corp

Tosco Wood River Refinery

Republic Steel

Shell Oil Refinery

Saint Charles

Administration Building Iyc Valley View

Dukane Corporation

Charles Country Club

Charles School for Boys

Chronicle Publishing Company

Moline Malleable

Charles School District

Salem

Ashland Oil & Refinery Company

Cascade Refining Company

Bradford Supply Company

City Light Plant

Sandwich

Electric Plant

New Idea

Michigan Wisconsin Pipe Line Company

Sandwich Manufacturing Company

Scoville

Illinois Nuclear Corp

National Reactor Testing Station

Robison Dist. Company

Westinghouse Electric Corporation

Ira Sponsors Warehouse

Phillips Petroleum Company

Tra Sponsors Warehouse

Sesser

Inland Steel Coal Mine

Old Ben Coal

Southern Gem Coal Corp

Inland Steel Company

Sesser, Ill

Silvis

Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company

John Deere Foundry

John Deere & Company

United Light and Power Company

Sommer

Central Illinois Light Company

Edwards Station

Cilco – Edwards Station Construction

Illinois Light Company

Sterling

Armour & Company

Keystone Manufacturing Company

Newest Steel and Wire

Simpson Powelson Lumber

Sterling Dixon and Estrn Railway

Dillon Griswold Wire Company

National Manufacturing Company

Northwestern Steel & Wire Company

Sterling Commer. Steel Ball

Stickney

Chicago Sanitary District

Dewey & Almy Chemical Company

Metropolitan Sanitary District

Sanitary District of Chicago

Commonwealth Edison Company

Florida Crushed Stone

Ridgeland Powerhouse

West Southern Sewage Treatment Works

Sycamore

Anaconda Wire and Cable Company

Ideal Industries

Turner Corporation

Essex Wire Corp

Sycamore Systems

Taylorville

Ahlstrom Industrial Holdings

Archer Daniels Midland Company

Continental Grain Company

Manson Machine Company

Allied Mills Inc.

Central Illinois Public Service Company

Hopper Paper Company

Taylorville Light Heat and Power Company

Urbana

Abbott Powerhouse

Cleveland Cinti Chicago and St Louis Railway Company

Carle Memorial Hospital

University of Illinois

Venice

Ameren UE

Terminal Power Company

Union Electric Power Company

Venice Powerhouse

Celotex Company

Union Electric Company

Venice Generating Station

Washington Park

Allied Chemical

General Chemical

Walworth Company

C & D Design Engineering Company

Harding Ditch Highway

Wheeling

Economy Mechanical Industrial

Indeck Power Equipment Company

Wabash Power & Equipment Company

Warwick O H Company

Ekco Foil Container Corp

Packaging Corporation of America

Warwick Furnace Company

Will County

Braidwood Nuclear Power Plant

Willow Springs

Argonne Laboratory Powerhouse

Buick Jet Engine Plant

General Motors

Argonne Powerhouse

Fisher Body

J. Corboy Corporation

Wilmette

Edens Executive Center Building

Weeks Dining Room

Village of Wilmette

Wilmington

Celotex Corporation

Orenda Corporation

Prairie Pipe Line Company

Northern Illinois Coal Company

Philip Carey Manufacturing Company

Stonebridge Paper Company

Winnetka

Indian Hills Tea Room

New Trier Township High School

Municipal Power Plant

Winnetka Village Elec System

Woodstock

Alemite Die Casting and Manufacturing Div.

Auto Lite

Borden Company

Otto Bauske & Hinner

Woodstock High School

Alexite Die Casting

Bauske Brothers and Hinner

Morton Chemical Company

Woodstock Die Casting

Zion

Alpine Builders

East Zion Industrial

Warwick Manufacturing Corp

Zion Industries Inc.

Zion Nuclear Power Station

Zinn Industrial Supply

Commonwealth Edison Company

Marshall Field and Company

Zion Aluminum Corporation

Zion Lace Industries

Pulp Mill Warehouse

American Potash & Chemical Corporation

Chicago Crossing Company

Modern Steel & Treat Company

Union Tool Company

Campbell Soup

General Mills

Prince Crossing Farm

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