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Aurora man charged in connection with Willowbrook Juneteenth celebration shooting that killed 1, injured 22

Anthony Mothershed, 19, was charged in DuPage County on Friday with aggravated discharge of a firearm and one count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 6, 2023

Family of man slain in Willowbrook-area Juneteenth mass shooting looks for answers, justice

Reginald Meadows, 31, was shot and killed when gunfire erupted at the event early Sunday. An attorney for his family is investigating filing a wrongful-death lawsuit.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 21, 2023

Family of man killed in Willowbrook-area mass shooting may file wrongful death suit

An attorney representing Reginald Meadows’ family said the property owner of the shopping center where the shooting occurred didn’t take proper precautions.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 21, 2023

At least 23 shot, 1 fatally, during a Juneteenth celebration near Chicago

Police in Willowbrook, Ill., responded to gunfire coming from a Juneteenth celebration shortly after midnight on Sunday. Officials said multiple people were rushed to area hospitals.

WEKU · Jun 18, 2023

‘Chaos, pure chaos:’ 23 shot at Willowbrook Juneteenth party

One person was killed in the shooting at a holiday gathering in a parking lot in an unincorporated area outside the southwest suburb, officials said. No one is in custody.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 18, 2023

Sterigenics to pay $408 million to settle hundreds of lawsuits over toxic gas emissions

The company agrees to settle more than 870 suits alleging that its Willowbrook plant released ethylene oxide gas. Last year, a jury awarded a cancer survivor $363 million.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 10, 2023

It’s a colorless, toxic gas. A US woman won $363m after years of exposure

An Illinois resident won her case against the company Sterigenics – but other sufferers’ lawsuits hang in the balance

The Guardian - US · Nov 26, 2022

Sterigenics lawsuits to proceed in groups

On the heels of a record $363 million jury verdict, a ruling by a Cook County judge will speed progress of some 800 lawsuits over Willowbrook plant’s alleged toxic emissions.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 21, 2022

Jury says Sterigenics should pay $363 million to Illinois woman for exposing her to cancer-causing ethylene oxide

Sterigenics, its parent company and a corporate predecessor should pay $363 million in damages for exposing a Willowbrook, Illinois, woman and thousands of others to cancer-causing ethylene oxide pollution, a Cook County jury decided Monday.

Chicago Tribune · Sep 19, 2022

$363 million verdict in Sterigenics trial, Navy vet freed by Taliban and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 19, 2022