(March 21, 2018, 11:24 AM EDT) -- URBANA, Ill. — A former railroad worker on March 20 filed a lawsuit in Illinois federal court seeking damages in excess of $75,000 for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) he contends was caused by exposure to “harmful, hazardous and toxic chemicals” of various kinds while on the job (Scott Tague v. Illinois Central Railroad Company, No. 18-2089, C.D. Ill.)....