In this week's Patch Talk, Chris and Ryan touch on the home stretch of the 2nd District primary, radon gas and the Homewood casino.
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Over 40 percent of Illinois homes contain dangerous levels of radon gas. For less than $10, you can find out if your's is one of them.
How much would you pay to protect your family? Radon gas is a silent, odorless threat to over 40 percent of Illinois homeowners, according to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency. The EPA reports this naturally-occuring radioactive gas is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S. Luckily, the state is offering an inexpensive solution for residents to test their homes and protect their families. For less than $10, radon test kits are now available to Illinoisians via this website. Cook County also offers radon test kits for $7. Residents can obtain one by mailing a $7 check or money order to: Cook County Dept. of Environmental Control 69 West Washington Street, Suite 1900 Chicago, IL 60602. Inexpensive radon test kits are also…
1:42 am on Thursday, February 21, 2013
Over insulating a home traps that poison in! Let a few air leaks save your life! more ›
Patrick Newp
1:30 am on Saturday, February 23, 2013
BTW, you convinced me to buy a Radon kit. Interested to see what the results are. The 2nd district is going to be a political machine placement for the dems. For anyone else to win, they need to raise millions of dollars to counter it and they are going in as a non democratic candidate. I can't imagine this changing for another 10 years at least. Glad to see the Homewood Hotel is finally gone. … more ›