A new resident group has formed to agitate for disclosure and action on thorium issues in West Chicago.
The group, Protection of Lives Against Thorium, will hold its first meeting tonight.
Thorium is a radioactive element that causes cancer with long-term exposure.
"We're concerned that knowledge isn't being openly shared and efforts aren't being made to make sure everyone understands what's going on," said member Kathy Bentham, who lives near the former Kerr-McGee plant.
Thorium was spread throughout West Chicago from the factory over decades, leading to two government-supervised cleanups in the 1980s and 1990s.
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