...The National Weather Service in Chicago IL has issued a Flood Watch for the following rivers in Illinois... Rock River at Latham Park affecting Winnebago County. Rock River at Rockton affecting ...

ROCKTON — The huge black plume of smoke rising from the Chemtool fire that hung over the homes on Watts Avenue and other parts of the village is long gone. So too are the out-of-town news helicopters ...

ROCKTON, Ill. (WLS) -- Rockton fire officials say they now have the upper hand on the massive fire at the Chemtool chemical plant. The chemical plant went up in flames Monday morning. Chopper 7HD flew ...

ROCKTON, Ill. (WLS) -- A massive fire at a Rockton, Illinois Chemtool plant continues to burn for a second day Tuesday. The massive chemical plant went up in flames around 7 a.m. Monday and ...

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Winnebago County State’s Attorney J. Hanley announced Monday an interim and preliminary injunction order in their lawsuit against Chemtool, Inc. The order, ...

ROCKTON (WREX) — A lot can change in a year, but people who live near the Chemtool plant in Rockton are frustrated by how little movement there's been over the past 365 days. Evan Shoepski has been ...

ROCKTON, Ill. — More than 10 months after a six-alarm fire ripped through a northern Illinois chemical plant, the company that owns the facility has been ordered to reimburse multiple state and local ...

ROCKTON (WREX) — Eight months after the largest chemical fire in Illinois' history, we're learning more about who is being held responsible for starting the fire. Holian Insulation Company was fined ...

ROCKTON, Ill. – Fire crews in northern Illinois say a massive chemical fire that started Monday morning and destroyed a chemical plant is now under control. The fire's thick, black plume of smoke ...

ROCKTON, Ill. (WREX) — Emergency crews are battling a massive fire at a northern Illinois chemical plant that exploded into flames. The Monday morning explosion that sent huge plumes of thick black ...

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