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Environmental compliance in Illinois 46,272 active EPA-regulated sites in Illinois: 3,251 with an identified violation, 889 in significant violation, $99.9 million in penalties over five years — EPA ECHO, as of October 18, 2026, by county and facility.
How many facilities in Illinois are regulated by the EPA, and how many are in violation (as of October 18, 2026)? Measure Value Active EPA-regulated sites 46,272 Sites with an identified violation 3,251 Sites in significant violation 889 Inspections and evaluations, last 5 years 7,156 Formal enforcement actions, last 5 years 1,953 Penalties, last 5 years (shared federal cases once) $99.9 million
How many active facilities in Illinois fall under each EPA program? A facility can be in several programs.
Program Active sites Air (Clean Air Act) 15,980 Water discharge permits (Clean Water Act, NPDES) 13,945 Hazardous waste (RCRA) 20,202 Drinking water systems (SDWA) 4,133 Toxics Release Inventory reporters 941 Greenhouse gas reporters (GHGRP) 223
Which counties in Illinois have the most facilities in significant violation of EPA rules? County Active sites In violation Significant violation Penalties, 5 years Cook County 11,266 374 86 $16.6 million Will County 2,623 194 64 $6.9 million Kane County 1,826 117 36 $1.1 million Champaign County 770 58 35 $5.3 million LaSalle County 718 81 34 $948,763 Peoria County 757 66 33 $5.8 million St. Clair County 1,027 75 30 $6.2 million Madison County 1,105 78 28 $20.4 million Lake County 2,393 150 27 $1.8 million Effingham County 284 41 21 $54,229 Knox County 273 45 21 $5.5 million Tazewell County 641 58 19 $1.5 million Macon County 474 41 19 $6.7 million Kendall County 404 38 18 $867,900 McLean County 638 52 17 $5.3 million Rock Island County 685 69 16 $6.5 million DuPage County 3,003 91 15 $58.7 million Grundy County 348 52 15 $437,634 Sangamon County 702 46 14 $5.4 million Iroquois County 256 38 14 $0 Winnebago County 1,448 98 13 $6.8 million Livingston County 284 36 13 $64,044 Macoupin County 257 33 13 $0 Fulton County 186 27 11 $300 Vermilion County 394 49 10 $5.4 million Whiteside County 325 35 10 $5.3 million Woodford County 246 34 10 $603,000 Cumberland County 62 15 10 $0 McHenry County 1,121 42 9 $524,393 Henry County 309 52 9 $15,000 McDonough County 162 25 9 $54,050 Christian County 206 27 8 $50,000 Randolph County 176 19 8 $0 Hancock County 125 18 7 $24,000 Kankakee County 551 41 6 $6.0 million Coles County 262 19 6 $5.4 million Montgomery County 206 23 6 $0 Ford County 125 13 6 $0 De Witt County 120 14 6 $0 Warren County 110 14 6 $16,200 Edgar County 102 14 6 $60,560 Ogle County 351 33 5 $276,464 Williamson County 281 32 5 $5.3 million Bureau County 241 27 5 $15,000 Fayette County 135 15 5 $0 Bond County 100 15 5 $0 Adams County 352 26 4 $5.4 million Boone County 233 23 4 $0 Lee County 226 29 4 $0 Clinton County 209 20 4 $6,650 Piatt County 104 13 4 $4,428 Menard County 62 16 4 $0 Marion County 247 18 3 $5.4 million Stephenson County 247 20 3 $3,075 Jackson County 244 32 3 $127,840 Franklin County 184 19 3 $14,000 Douglas County 161 9 3 $31,000 Carroll County 139 20 3 $19,000 Marshall County 101 15 3 $0 Lawrence County 92 8 3 $0 Cass County 89 9 3 $0 Union County 68 8 3 $0 Putnam County 58 9 3 $60,000 Wabash County 53 4 3 $0 Edwards County 42 7 3 $0 Stark County 35 6 3 $0 Pope County 16 8 3 $0 DeKalb County 417 17 2 $5.8 million Jefferson County 205 13 2 $860,900 Pike County 131 17 2 $670,379 Monroe County 128 12 2 $0 Mercer County 108 14 2 $0 Clark County 90 10 2 $0 Pulaski County 52 12 2 $0 Johnson County 50 6 2 $0 Alexander County 44 9 2 $91,418 Schuyler County 41 3 2 $0 Massac County 41 6 2 $0 Morgan County 188 13 1 $5.3 million Jo Daviess County 177 21 1 $0 Logan County 158 8 1 $0 Saline County 123 11 1 $0 Shelby County 116 10 1 $29,642 Mason County 106 10 1 $0 Perry County 97 11 1 $884,898 Crawford County 93 11 1 $125,613 Wayne County 92 6 1 $160,000 White County 90 9 1 $937,398 Moultrie County 87 8 1 $22,000 Jersey County 79 7 1 $0 Greene County 63 7 1 $0 Henderson County 54 7 1 $0 Hamilton County 42 2 1 $20,000 Gallatin County 40 9 1 $0 Hardin County 33 6 1 $0 Brown County 30 2 1 $0 Washington County 111 11 0 $0 Clay County 110 6 0 $0 Richland County 86 5 0 $5.3 million Jasper County 63 7 0 $0 Scott County 39 2 0 $0 Calhoun County 25 3 0 $0
Which large facilities in Illinois are in significant violation of EPA rules? Facility Compliance status Quarters in violation (of 12) Penalties, 5 years FUYAO GLASS ILLINOIS INC Mount Zion, IL Significant Violation 12 $450,000 GERRESHEIMER GLASS INC Chicago Heights, IL Significant Violation 12 $208,820 ILLINOIS CORN PROCESSING Pekin, IL Significant Violation 12 $193,516 PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY Roxana, IL Significant Violation 12 $125,865 ALLIED TUBE & CONDUIT Harvey, IL Significant Violation 12 $17,500 HOOPESTON STP, CITY OF Hoopeston, IL Significant Violation 12 – CREST HILL EAST STP, CITY OF Crest Hill, IL Significant Violation 12 – PARIS SOUTH STP Paris, IL Significant Violation 12 – NATURAL GAS PIPELINE CO OF AMERICA Shorewood, IL Significant Violation 12 – PEKIN STP #1, CITY OF Pekin, IL Significant Violation 12 – ROXANA LANDFILL COMPOST SITE Roxana, IL Significant Violation 12 – GRANITE CITY WORKS OF UNITED STATES STEEL CORP Granite City, IL Significant Violation 12 – HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC Metropolis, IL Significant Violation 12 – CLINTON SD STP Clinton, IL Significant Violation 12 – AUX SABLE LIQUID PRODUCTS LP Morris, IL Significant Violation 12 – PEORIA DISPOSAL CO Peoria, IL Significant Violation 12 – THE PREMCOR REFINING GROUP, INC. - VALERO TERMINALING AND DISTRIBUTION COMPANY Hartford, IL Significant Violation 12 – INGREDION INCORPORATED Bedford Park, IL Significant Violation 12 – SPECTRULITE CONSORTIUM INCORPORATED Madison, IL Significant Violation 12 – KOPPERS INC Cicero, IL Significant Violation 12 – IMPERIAL MARBLE CORP Somonauk, IL Significant Violation 12 – ZEGERS INC Lansing, IL Significant Violation 12 – PERMA-TREAT OF ILLINOIS INC Marion, IL Significant Violation 12 – AHLSTROM FILTRATION, LLC. Taylorville, IL Significant Violation 12 – CERRO FLOW PRODUCTS LLC Sauget, IL Significant Violation 12 – LARAWAY REFUSE-DERIVED FUEL (RDF) Joliet, IL Significant Violation 12 – POLYONE CORPORATION Henry, IL Significant Violation 12 – BOLINGBROOK WRF #2, VILLAGE OF Bolingbrook, IL Significant Violation 12 – KIK CUSTOM PRODUCTS Danville, IL Significant Violation 12 – KEWANEE STP Kewanee, IL Significant Violation 12 – ALTON WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT Alton, IL Significant Violation 12 – NTN-BOWER CORP Macomb, IL Significant Violation 12 – LIBRA INDUSTRIES INC Elk Grove Village, IL Significant Violation 11 $201,350 LAWRENCEVILLE, CITY OF Lawrenceville, IL Significant Violation 11 – ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY AND STRATAS FOODS Quincy, IL Significant Violation 11 – RINGWOOD FACILITY Ringwood, IL Significant Violation 11 – ROCK ISLAND WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT Rock Island, IL Significant Violation 10 – HILLSBORO STP, CITY OF Hillsboro, IL Significant Violation 10 – CAIRO STP, CITY OF Cairo, IL Significant Violation 10 – FORD MOTOR CO. - CHGO ASSEMBLY PLANT Chicago, IL Significant Violation 10 – ENVIRITE OF ILLINOIS INC Harvey, IL Significant Violation 10 – WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT Effingham, IL Significant Violation 9 – IMTT-ILLINOIS LLC Lemont, IL Significant Violation 8 – PONTIAC STP, CITY OF Pontiac, IL Significant Violation 8 – LINCOLN STW, CITY OF Lincoln, IL Significant Violation 8 – ROBINSON STP, CITY OF Robinson, IL Significant Violation 7 – LAND COMP CORP Ottawa, IL Significant Violation 7 – ALTON STEEL INC Alton, IL Significant Violation 7 – BELLEVILLE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY Belleville, IL Significant Violation 7 – ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO Decatur, IL Significant Violation 7 – CATERPILLAR INC Pontiac, IL Significant Violation 6 $64,044 JOLIET EASTSIDE STP, CITY OF Joliet, IL Significant Violation 6 – CLEAN HARBORS PECATONICA LLC Pecatonica, IL Significant Violation 6 – BUNGE NORTH AMERICA - GIBSON CITY Gibson City, IL Significant Violation 6 – VEOLIA ES TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS LLC Sauget, IL Significant Violation 5 – SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS US LLC Ottawa, IL Significant Violation 4 $12,569 FLEXSYS W.G. KRUMMRICH PLANT Sauget, IL Significant Violation 4 – ADDISON SOUTH-A.J. LAROCCA STP Addison, IL Significant Violation 4 – YORKVILLE-BRISTOL SD STP Yorkville, IL Significant Violation 3 – JOLIET AUX SABLE CREEK BASIN WWTP Joliet, IL Significant Violation 3 – MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA INC Normal, IL Significant Violation 3 – MPH ELWOOD LLC Elwood, IL Significant Violation 1 –
Which large facilities in Illinois had the highest environmental penalties in the last five years? Facility Compliance status Quarters in violation (of 12) Penalties, 5 years INEOS USA LLC Naperville, IL No Violation Identified 0 $1.0 million OLIN WINCHESTER LLC East Alton, IL Violation Identified 6 $962,985 NALCO CHEMICAL COMPANY Bedford Park, IL No Violation Identified 3 $571,300 EAKAS CORP Peru, IL No Violation Identified 0 $520,200 FUYAO GLASS ILLINOIS INC Mount Zion, IL Significant Violation 12 $450,000 FLEISCHMANN'S VINEGAR CO INC Chicago, IL No Violation Identified 0 $414,364 STEPAN COMPANY Elwood, IL Violation Identified 12 $409,685 KENSING LLC Kankakee, IL No Violation Identified 0 $363,000 EQUISTAR CHEMICALS, LP - MORRIS PLANT Morris, IL No Violation Identified 8 $324,000 WILLIAMS ETHANOL SERVICES, INC. Pekin, IL Violation Identified 8 $308,374 EVONIK CORPORATION Mapleton, IL Violation Identified 6 $283,556 KINDER MORGAN LIQUIDS TERMINALS, LLC Bedford Park, IL No Violation Identified 1 $238,000 GERRESHEIMER GLASS INC Chicago Heights, IL Significant Violation 12 $208,820 LIBRA INDUSTRIES INC Elk Grove Village, IL Significant Violation 11 $201,350 ILLINOIS CORN PROCESSING Pekin, IL Significant Violation 12 $193,516 EXXONMOBIL OIL CORPORATION Joliet, IL Violation Identified 6 $136,200 ARDAGH METAL BEVERAGE USA INC Chicago, IL No Violation Identified 0 $135,000 PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY Roxana, IL Significant Violation 12 $125,865 A FINKL & SONS CO Chicago, IL No Violation Identified 1 $125,000 RAIN CII CARBON LLC Robinson, IL Violation Identified 5 $125,000 PRIMARY PRODUCTS INGREDIENTS AMERICAS LLC - DECATUR Decatur, IL No Violation Identified 6 $97,500 BUNGE CHEVRON AG RENEWABLES, LLC Cairo, IL No Violation Identified 1 $91,418 CHASE PRODUCTS CO Broadview, IL No Violation Identified 1 $90,000 FLINT HILLS RESOURCES JOLIET, LLC Channahon, IL No Violation Identified 2 $85,000 SWAN SURFACES LLC Centralia, IL Violation 12 $75,000
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO), weekly national export. Counts cover active sites in the Facility Registry Service; inspections, formal actions and penalties cover the last five years, quarters in violation the last three years. The EPA attributes a case that covers several facilities to each of them; area penalty totals here count an amount shared through the same federal case once, facility figures show the amount attributed to that facility. Large facilities are Clean Air Act majors, Clean Water Act majors and large hazardous waste generators or handlers. Source record .
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