Pleasant Prairie Officials Investigate Chemical Odor Crossing State Lines

Pleasant Prairie officials investigate chemical odor crossing state lines

Emergency response teams field numerous 911 calls about a mysterious chemical smell spreading north from Illinois

Strange odor lingering over NW suburbs leaves residents baffled, disgusted

It was a rude awakening for many Monday morning across the Chicago area and at least two other states on Monday.  An unpleasant odor blanketed most of Northeast Illinois and prompted a rash of calls to local fire departments and public safety services.  “I don’t know, it was just a bad smell,” said Marshawn Williams of Chicago. The impact of it, he said, woke him from a sound sleep. “It smelled maybe like a gas or something,” Williams said. “A l…

Pleasant Prairie residents report unusual smell in air

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Odor affecting some Lake in the Hills residents subsides, fire district officials say origin remains mystery

File Photo – Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District | Photo: Tyler Tobolt / Lake and McHenry County Scanner Officials from the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District said an odor that prompted some people to call 911 over the weekend appears to have subsided, but the origin of the smell remains a mystery. Fire district representatives issued a safety alert on social media Sunday, saying they received multiple 911 call…