Illinois former hotel owner to pay $30,000 in asbestos fines

"Vithalbhai Patel, owner of a now-demolished Howard Johnson Express Inn in Collinsville, Illinois, has agreed to pay $30,000 to settle a 2007 complaint filed by the Illinois Attorney General. The complaint alleges that Patel allowed asbestos to be removed illegally from the hotel during demolition three years ago. If it approves the settlement, " (2009-1-8)
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