Company cleaning up Parkland mercury spill

CHAMPAIGN – Cleanup crews today were removing mercury spilled in a Parkland College classroom, closing the area to student and staff traffic.

The spill in a health professions classroom was reported to public safety officials Wednesday by an anonymous caller, said Jody Littleton, executive director of community relations. Littleton said no classes were canceled but some were moved.

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