Now that payments from the Chemtool settlement have begun arriving electronically, residents and property owners in the Rockton area are likely to get a second payment from a settlement with Holian Insulation.
At the May 2, 2025 Chemtool hearing, attorney Ed Manske told Winnebago County 17th Judicial Circuit Court Judge Stephen Balogh that he had “some overall really good news.” Manske represents the residents affected by the disaster. He said payments began being issued to class members electronically on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 and by mail on Thursday, May 1, 2025. He said, “I believe all of them went out via mail yesterday [Thursday].”
Residents began seeing payments arriving on Thursday via Venmo, Zelle, and PayPal. Zelle offers services to banks as well, which allowed some residents to see the money in their bank account. Others must transfer their money from the payment services into their bank accounts…