EDWARDSVILLE – The village of Roxana has sued current   and former owners and operators of the Wood River Refinery over alleged damages   to village-owned property resulting from releases of cancer-causing   chemicals.

According to the lawsuit, benzene contamination on some village-owned land   measures as high as 2.6 million percent of allowable limits in Illinois. The   village alleges that spills, leaks and other discharges have contaminated   streets, alleys, ground water and the village’s public works yard.

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