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Health Impact Survey Part 2 On Chemtool Fire Now Available For Public To CompLete

The Winnebago County Health Department (WCHD), in collaboration with the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (CDC/ATSDR), has issued a…

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