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So, you're buying a house in Illinois.  There is something you should know. 

If you're buying a house you need to know about the Illinois Radon Awareness Act.  Radon is simply a fact of life in Illinois wherever you're living.  To be sure that you know the potential health hazard of radon exposure, the Illinois legislature wants to make sure that you are given the necessary information, Radon Testing Guidelines for Real Estate Transactions, either the fact sheet or pamphlet. 

Whether you choose to test for radon, or postpone it, you will be asked to verify that you've been given information about radon exposure by your real estate agent or broker.  It should be a form very much like this one Disclosure on Information About Radon Hazards, that has been reviewed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

This information and links to these forms are provided for your convenience and may also be downloaded from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency website. 

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New Illinois Radon Legislation

New Illinois Legislation Creates
Radon Resistant Building Codes Task Force
 
 
Amends the Radon Industry Licensing Act. Prohibits any person from selling a device in this State to detect the presence of radon or radon progeny in the indoor atmosphere without prior approval of the device from the Agency. Requires all electronic radon detection devices sold in this State to be calibrated to ensure the accuracy and precision of their measurements of radon and radon progeny. Also, this bill creates the Radon-Resistant Building Codes Task Force to make recommendations concerning the adoption of rules for building codes. Effective immediately.
See here for full text or visit http://www.ilga.gov/ click on Laws and Legislation and enter HB 1088 to search by number.

 

New Assistance Available

In order to let potential donors know that radon in homes is a threat to families, GCF is now offering to post online personal assistance situations.  No personal contact information will be given.  To participate, send a grant application with the following information:

(1) Radon test results from a bonafide laboratory recognized by the State in which the residence is located; there should be two test results, an initial and a followup. 

(2) Three proposals by bonafide radon mitigation contractors licensed or otherwise recongnized by the State in which the residence is located to do business. 

(3) Documentation of financial need (we will not publish this information online) such as your most recent federal tax return, payroll check copies, or other documentation supporting your financial need.  Be sure to include recent bills, work conditions, and the number of persons in your family; and

(4) A photo publishable online of either the applicant, the family, or the house.

Financial assistance will be provided to families in the order of receipt of the grant application, as funding becomes available.  Your participation elevates public information about this need.  We hope it motivates people who visit the website to donate. Each radon mitigation system costs $800 - $1200.  

Send your radon grant application materials, or donation, to Ginger Creek Foundation, P O Box 9463, Springfield, IL 62791.  Ginger Creek Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity.

U N I V E R S I T Y  OF 

I L L I N O I S  A T  C H I C A G O

U I C 

Great Lakes Centers for Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health

School of Public Health

2121 West Taylor Street

Chicago, Illinois 60612-7260 

 

Critical Thinking Approaches to Radon Mitigation was originally approved by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, Radon Program, for 3 CE Credits for Illinois-licensed radon practitioners as Residential Real Estate: Critical Thinking Approaches to Radon Reduction.  The entire continuing education course may be viewed online in its entirety free at http://www.uic.edu/sph/glakes/ce/radon_criticalthinking/.  Of course, if you want the CE Credits, you'll have to pay the course fee and pass the exam.

Radon Charities Fund
Ginger Creek Foundation works with other 501(c)(3) organizations, federal and state governments, religious organizations, and county/ municpal health departments and directly with individual homeowners.  We receive many phone calls and emails from low-income or financially distressed individuals who need assistance.  Unfortunately, our assistance depends on your donations.   
 
When you know that exposure to radon can lead to lung cancer, living with high indoor radon levels is scary.  Knowing that you don't have the resources to lower the indoor radon level is even scarier.  That's why we're asking to you join us in funding Radon Reduction Grants to assist families who would not otherwise be able to reduce elevated radon levels in their homes.  Recommended donations are in the range of $100 - $500.00 but gifts of any size will contribute to helping others breathe healtier air. 

Your Satisfaction is Guaranteed.  That's it. Your satisfaction with products purchased directly from Ginger Creek Foundation is important to us.  You may return any item, for any reason, and receive an exchange, replacement, or refund for the amount paid less any shipping fees.  Simply complete the Returns Form (included with your merchandise) and send it along with the merchandise being returned; repackage your merchandise in its original packaging - be sure to include all parts - and send it to: Ginger Creek Foundation Returns, P O Box 9463, Springfield, IL 62791.  You pay postage at the point of return; be sure to save the receipt for your records. This guarantee applies only to items purchased directly from Ginger Creek Foundation; supporting merchants have their own return policies and should be contacted directly regarding returns of their products.

SWINE FLU

TRANSMITTED BY DROPLETS IN THE AIR

Swine Flu is thought to be transmitted primarily by droplets in the air after coughing or sneezing.  The number of people with confirmed swine flu is growing and the U S Center for Disease Control believes that it will continue to do so for some time.  Check here for CDC swine flu updates.  To protect yourself and others, cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, throw the used tissue in the trash, and cleanse your hands either by washing or with a hand sanitizer.  If you don't have a tissue, cough or sneeze into your upper arm.  You see, there ARE actions we can each take to help protect each other and to stop this flu.

Cover your nose with a tissue when sneezing or coughing. Visit www.cdc.gov/h1n1 for more information.

 Ginger Creek Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity that supports

 air-related research, education, and charitable activites

Contributions to Ginger Creek Foundation are tax deductible. 

ABOUT OUR LOGO: The image is a photograph taken by Stephen Teeple and Marjorie Walle that is an altered version of The Three Winged Bird: A chaotic strange attractor.  The original photograph is credited to Mario Markus and Benno Hess (Max-Planck Institute in Dortmund, Germany) as depicted in Margaret Wheatley's book, Leadership and the New Science, published by Barrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. in June 1992 and February 1994.  The original image is derived from a simple non-linear equation plotted through millions of iterations in three dimensional computer phase space.  As the system evolved in a totally random fashion, over time, the shape became visible. 

To us, the creative flow from the invisible in a totally random fashion to the visible or known form, discovered over time, is the Ginger Creek.  We feel this is especially applicable to many air and atmospheric issues where beneficial social structure and accountability are not yet established in a way that supports both the systems and the people who need them. 

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