Some folks in Wauconda are wondering where it is given the level of vinyl chloride in their water.
In 1982 the Environmental Protection Agency identified the Wauconda Sand and Gravel landfill as a toxic waste dump that should be cleaned as soon as funds become available. But 22 years later, there has been no clean-up and the poison has spread. Residents blame the lack of action on long-time Congressman Phil Crane for not applying pressure on the E.P.A.
That’s some pull he’s got there. Hell, he had just run for President in 1980 and hadn’t even checked out then.