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Region 5 Main Number: 312-353-2000
Call Region 5 toll-free at 800-621-8431 on weekdays from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Central time. You can leave a message if you call outside of business hours. 

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77 W. Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60604


EPA Region 5 Media Relations Staff

Contact us if you are a reporter or have questions or comments about a Region 5 news release.

  • Rachel Bassler (linduska.rachel@epa.gov) 312-886-6238
  • Mary Pressley (pressley.mary@epa.gov) 312-886-1443
  • Joshua Singer (singer.joshua@epa.gov) 312-353-5069

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The Regional Hearing Clerk maintains all official administrative records of cases in adjudication under various federal laws found at 40 CFR Part 22.

La Dawn Whitehead (whitehead.ladawn@epa.gov) Fax: 312-692-2405

US EPA Region 5
Office of the Regional Hearing Clerk
Attention: La Dawn Whitehead
77 W. Jackson Blvd.
Mailcode: E-19J
Chicago, IL 60604-3590

  • Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am – 3:30 pm
  • The filing window is located on the north end of the 19th floor.
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Last updated on March 7, 2022