Oct. 25, 2019 2:40p; Updated 3:10p with Herzing item; Updated 3:45p with AB Specialty response.
(WGTD)---Milwaukee-based Herzing University is looking to expand its presence in Kenosha. The university said Friday it's looking at the downtown area, although it hasn't settled on a location. A letter from Herzing sent to Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian indicated that Herzing is weighing the possibility of moving into a building that once housed the offices and printing presses of the Kenosha News. The letter was posted on the Facebook page of former Ald. Kevin Mathewson. Herzing in Kenosha is currently located in a former Aurora clinic on Washington Rd. An email from Herzing sent to WGTD Friday indicated that the university expects to double its enrollment in Kenosha in the coming years, particularly in the health care field.
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(AP/WGTD)---OSHA has proposed fining Waukegan’s AB Specialty Silicones $1.59 million for safety violations uncovered after the explosion earlier this year at the plant that killed four workers, three of whom were from Kenosha County. The agency announced Friday it found 12 willful federal safety violations. OSHA says it has placed the company in its Severe Violator Enforcement Program. It says the company has 15 business days from receipt of the citations and penalties to comply, to request an informal conference with OSHA's area director, or to contest the findings. In response, the company said it was reviewing the citations and that it's cooperating with OSHA. It also said that the blast was an accident, and "there was no willful intent involved."
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(WGTD)---A string of incidents kept law enforcement in eastern Lake County busy Thursday night. Waukegan Police reported an armed carjacking, the details of which weren’t immediately available. Zion Police said a woman escaped serious injury when a man tried to snatch her purse from inside Walmart. He ran off with her keys and is still being sought. A chase that involved a stolen vehicle that began in Winthrop Harbor ended in Zion with the occupants bailing out and fleeing. A man suspected of being the driver was later arrested.
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(WGTD)---A Racine County Board committee has thrown cold water on a request for help from Wild Root Market, a food co-op that wants to set up shop in a food desert on Racine’s north side. The Finance and Human Resources Committee voted five to one Thursday night to reject a request from the non-profit for a $739,000 loan after county staff called the move too risky, possibly improper and precedent-setting. Afterward, Wild Root President Gloria Randall-Hewitt said the group will explore alternatives, including the possibility of cutting projected construction costs.
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