Pollution in Lake County, Illinois

Lake County contains 363 EPA-regulated facilities, 23 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 5 Superfund sites and 41 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $1.6M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 45.9k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Illinois state average of 61 per county.

Superfund5NPL sites
TRI Facilities41reporters
EPA Facilities363regulated
Sig. Violators23current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Outboard Marine CorpWaukeganConstruction complete
Yeoman Creek LandfillWaukeganConstruction complete
H O D LandfillAntiochConstruction complete
Wauconda Sand GravelWaucondaReady for anticipated reuse
Johns Manville CorpWaukeganConstruction complete

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Emco Chemical Distributors IncNorth Chicago13.4kCompliant
Jessup Manufacturing CoLake Bluff11.0kCompliant
Akzonobel Aerospace CoatingWaukegan8.7kCompliant
Abbott Laboratories - N. Chicago Fac.North Chicago4.3kCompliant
Honeywell Analytics IncLincolnshire3.9kCompliant
The Imagine Group, LlcGrayslake2.3kCompliant
Gilette Chemical CompanyNorth Chicago865Compliant
Pfanstiehl IncWaukegan726Compliant
Harger Lightning ProtectionGrayslake325Compliant
Vantage Specialties Inc.Gurnee92Penalties
Medline Industries Inc Northpoint Services DivWaukegan72Compliant
Abf BridgeWaukegan36Compliant
Geremarie CorporationLake Zurich28Compliant
Roquette America IncGurnee24Compliant
Visual Pak American BlendingWaukegan12Compliant
Abf Labs, Inc.Waukegan9Compliant
Midwest Printed Circuit Services IncRound Lake6Compliant
Carter Hoffmann LlcMundelein5Compliant
Maclean-Fogg Component SystemsMundelein2Compliant
Plexus Mfg Solutions - ChicagoBuffalo Grove2Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
James Parker Private Sewage Disposal SystemDeerfield$0
Nswrd - Clavey Road Water Reclamation FacilityHighland Park$02024-12-31
Tuf-Tite IncLake Zurich$02025-04-24
Vernon Hills, Village OfVernon Hills$0
Wadsworth, Village OfWadsworth$02024-01-12
Volo, Village OfVolo$0
Round Lake Park-Tp 04-Clcjawa Water Into Grnd W/ Cl2 GasRound Lake Park$0
Shops Of Kildeer-Treatment PlantOak Brook$0
Lake Zurich, Village OfLake Zurich$02016-02-19
Lake Villa Township Office Daycare-Treatment PlantLake Villa$02023-01-20
Toor Car And Truck Plaza StpWadsworth$02025-07-03
Warren Township Highway DepartmentGurnee$0
Round Lake, Village OfRound Lake$02024-01-03
Round Lake Heights, Village OfRound Lk Hts$02016-01-22
West Deerfield TownshipDeerfield$0
Camp Hickory StpIngleside$02025-09-03
Highwood, City OfHighwood$02018-03-21
St Bede School$0
Barrington Hills Village OfBarrington Hills$02019-11-08
Zion, City OfZion$02019-03-20
Wadsworth Crossing Llc-StpWadsworth$02022-09-19
Emco Chemical Distributors, LlcNorth Chicago$0
Sheilds TownshipLake Bluff$0