Illinois court orders cleanup of Aurora apartments over potential asbestos exposure
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Molly Morrow
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Summary
The Illinois Attorney General's Office obtained a court injunction requiring an Aurora apartment building (Fox Shore Apartments) to be cleaned under an EPA-approved plan due to potential asbestos exposure from renovation activities. The order also mandates relocation of all residents, which the building owner claims has already been completed. The case stems from renovation work that occurred in late February at the property.
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· 3 pulledUnder the injunction order, all residents in the apartments also must be relocated, which the building's owner says has already occurred.
In late February, the Illinois EPA was informed that renovation activities had occurred inside Fox Shore Apartments at 430 N. River St. in Aurora, according to the state agency.
An Aurora apartment building has to be cleaned in accordance with a state Environmental Protection Agency-approved plan, according to the Illinois Attorney General's Office, which recently obtained an injunction order in its lawsuit over possible asbestos exposure in the building.
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