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Waukegan committee summarizes Monsanto settlement proceeds and 3M litigation balance

Waukegan Environmental and Sustainability Committee · April 6, 2026
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Summary

Committee members heard that Waukegan received about $1.724 million from the Monsanto PCB settlement in April 2023 and that 3M-related litigation totals roughly $2.7 million with about $442,000 outstanding; the chair offered the settlement documentation to committee members.

Chairman Florian read a summary April 6 explaining how the city handled PCB settlement funds stemming from litigation involving Monsanto and 3M.

According to the briefing the chair read, Waukegan initially opted out of a 2022 Monsanto class settlement intending to pursue separate litigation but later withdrew that opt-out. The city received a…

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