September 12, 2024 was the deadline for people less than three miles from the 2021 Chemtool disaster to file property damage claims, either on a dedicated website or by mail. On Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, Judge Stephen E. Balogh of 17th Judicial Circuit Court approved the final settlement to allow residents to receive a portion of a $94.5 million settlement over property damage caused by the devastating explosion and fire on June 14, 2021, at Lubrizol’s Chemtool facility in Rockton, Illinois. Many residents celebrated the good news by calling to verifying that their claim had been received.