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Environmental Issues in Chicago's Little Village & Pilsen Neighborhoods

EPA staff has been coordinating with residents, community organizations, and representatives from the city. State and federal agencies to monitor and enforce air quality standards, oversee remediation projects, conduct site assessments, and establish and implement appropriate cleanup plans.

Active Projects

Air

  • Sims Metal Management Midwest, Inc. (a.k.a Sims) 
  • H. Kramer and Co.
  • Air Monitoring at Perez Elementary School in Chicago's Pilsen Neighborhood

Superfund

  • Peoples Gas 22nd Street Station (former manufactured gas plant)
  • Peoples Gas Crawford Station (former manufactured gas plant)

Water

  • Advice to Chicago Residents About Lead in Drinking Water

Completed Projects

  • Celotex Superfund Site
  • Crawford Power Plant Demolition
  • East Pilsen Area Soils Site  
  • Heart of Chicago Area Soils Site 
  • Loewenthal Metals 
  • Midwest Generation Crawford Generating Station 
  • Midwest Generation Fisk Generating Station 
  • Pilsen Area Soil Site 
  • Sangamon Right of Way 

Completed Projects in Chicago's Little Village & Pilsen Neighborhoods

Contact Information

EPA Community Involvement Coordinator Heriberto León (leon.heriberto@epa.gov) 312-886-6163 or 800-621-8431, ext. 66163

City of Chicago Department of Public Health Exit Exit EPA website

Community Resources

  • Brownfields and Urban Agriculture: Interim Guidelines for Safe Gardening Practices (pdf)
  • Espanol: ¿Cómo Crece Tu Jardín? Redesarrollo de "Brownfields" y Agricultura Local (pdf)
  • Cook County Farm Bureau soil testing program

EPA in Illinois

  • Hot Topics in Illinois
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  • Air Standards Delegations in Illinois
    • Illinois (Part 60) Emission Guidelines and (Part 62) State/Federal Plans (Section 111d/129) Delegations
  • EPA at Work in Chicago, IL
  • S.H. Bell Chicago Facility
    • S.H. Bell Chicago Air Monitoring Data
  • Watco Terminal and Port Services
  • Sims Metal Management
  • Sterigenics Willowbrook Facility
  • Chicago Lead in Drinking Water Study
    • Advice to Chicago Residents About Lead in Drinking Water
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Last updated on April 1, 2025
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