| Title | Date | Summary | Source | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 burned in Searle explosion | 1982-09-16 | An explosion in a mixing room at G.D. Searle and Co. on September 13 left three employees burned, two of them seriously. The blast appears to have been caused by a static spark. | Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, September 16, 1982, Sec. 1, p. 2 | G.D. Searle & Co., Explosions, Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| Anti-abortionists protest Searle ulcer drug | 1988-11-10 | Anti-abortion activists are hoping that the FDA will not authorize the marketing of a new drug made by G.D. Searle & Co. The activists claim the drug causes abortion. | Skokie Review, Thursday, November 10, 1988, p. 3 | G.D. Searle & Co., Business - Pharmaceutical companies, Abortion |
| Area firms lauded for pollution control | 1990-05-10 | G.D. Searle and Company of Skokie was one of several north suburban companies that Governor James R. Thompson honored with governor's Pollution Prevention Awards. | Skokie Review, Thursday, May 10, 1990, p. D2 | G.D. Searle & Co., Pollution Prevention Awards, Business, Awards, prizes, etc. |
| Assailant in Skokie kills self | 1979-07-12 | An employee, Lori Polin, of Searle was shot by an ex-boyfriend, her assailant later committed suicide. | The News, Thursday, July 12, 1979, p. 3 | G.D. Searle & Co., Crime and criminals - Homicide, Polin, Lori Ann |
| At G.D. Searle, safety is name of game when dealing with chemicals | 1987-06-11 | G.D. Searle officials have detailed safety plans in place for employees who deal with hazardous chemicals. | Skokie Review, Thursday, June 11, 1987, p. 3 | Safety devices and measures, G.D. Searle & Co., Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| Drug issues key to Turning Point | 1974-03-14 | Four pharmacologists from Searle volunteer their services as consultants to Turning Point. | The News, Thursday, March 14, 1974, p. 6 | G.D. Searle & Co., Volunteer work, Turning Point Behavioral Health Care Center |
| Flammables to be moved above ground | 1987-11-05 | All but one village trustee approved Searle's plan to move flammable substances used for research from underground storage to above ground storage. | Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, November 5, 1987, Sec. 1, p. 1 | Fire prevention, G.D. Searle & Co., Skokie Board of Trustees, Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| Former employees charged in $1/2 million Searle scam | 1986-03-27 | Four former employees of G.D. Searle & Co. were charged with defrauding the company of more than $500,000 through a phony billing scheme. | Skokie Review, Thursday, March 27, 1986, p. 7 | Blake, William, Crime and criminals - Fraud, G.D. Searle & Co., Gray, James, Turner, Sylvanus, Rodriguez, James |
| G. D. Searle quiets fears over NutraSweet reports | 1985-06-27 | Searle has released a study which shows that pregnant women who use NutraSweet do not have an increased risk of having a mentally disabled child. Other reports have linked NutraSweet to mental disability. | Skokie Review, Thursday, June 27, 1985, p. 14 | Public health, G.D. Searle & Co. |
| G. D. Searle relocating to Old Orchard | 1981-11-26 | Searle has leased the entire Old Orchard office building. | The News, Thursday, November 26, 1981, p. 8 | G.D. Searle & Co., Business - Pharmaceutical companies |