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EPA-regulated facilities near Chicago Heights, IL

There are 929 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Chicago Heights, Illinois. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (534), air emissions (340), water discharge (201). 8 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 24 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $3.6M across 8 sites.

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929facilities within 5 miles
8in significant noncompliance
24with a violation on record
$3.6Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste534
Large quantity generators10
Small quantity generators199
Transporters5
Chemical (RMP/TRI)52
Superfund20
Air emissions340
Major sources8
Synthetic minor sources8
Minor sources291
Water discharge201
Major permits2
Minor permits158
Drinking water systems18
Greenhouse gas reporters2
Scrap yards2

A facility enrolled in several programs counts once in the total and once in each of its categories.

In significant noncompliance

The EPA's designation for its most serious or persistent violations, as of the latest data.

Largest penalties

Penalties assessed over the last five years.

Superfund sites

County

Nearby towns

Reading these numbers

These are regulatory records, not measurements of pollution. Most facilities appear because they hold a permit or file reports, and most of them are compliant; a listing is not a claim that a facility has polluted anything. Compliance status and penalties are the EPA's own determinations in data retrieved Oct 9, 2026. Distances are from the center of Chicago Heights as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.