coincidence or cluster

Paulette Waller talks about her best buddy, her husband of 23 years, Dave Waller. One of the six former employees of Rohm and Hass that's filing a workers' compensation lawsuit, Waller was admitted to Hospice of Northeastern Illinois in Woodstock after becoming disorientated. He died a few hours after we interviewed Paulette. This story is part of our ongoing investigation, "Coincidence or Cluster: The McCullom Lake brain cancer lawsuits."

Bryan Freund, one of the original plaintiffs in the McCullom Lake brain cancer lawsuits, was diagnosed with oligodendroglioma in 2005. He tells his story.

(Woodstock, Ill.) After two sessions of discussion and suggestions from the state's attorney's office, the McHenry County Board of Health decided there wasn't wasn't much else they could do in the case of the McCullom Lake health concerns. Well testing and quarterly reports to the board will be used to track any changes.

Plaintiffs' attorney Aaron Freiwald comments on the Modine Manufacturing settlement in the McCullom Lake brain cancer cases and how this will affect the case and residents.

(Woodstock, Ill.) A special meeting of the McHenry County Board of Health to discuss brain-cancer cases in McCullom Lake became a two-hour criticism of the plaintiffs' attorney and the Northwest Herald.