SiteTitle | • | Cook County Court Imposes Record Penalty for Violation of Underground Storage Tank Laws | [X] |
| | 1: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 January 4 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) announced today that a Cook County Circuit Court Judge imposed a record $386,000 default judgment order against Redevelopment Enterprises, Incorporated which owns a closed gas station in Chicago Heights, Illinois. The company ignored an administrative order issued by the State Fire Marshal in 2011 to remove three 37-year old underground petroleum storage tanks from the property, according to court records. The tanks posed a risk to public safety due to the potential for explosion and environmental contamination to soil and water. | | | | Date Created: | 01 04 2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 17**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000046244 Original UID: 25791 FIRST WORD: Cook | |
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