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EPA Announces $3.1 Million in Grants to Clean Up Contaminated Sites in Illinois

Release Date: 05/29/2012
Contact Information: Francisco Arcaute, 312-886-7613, arcaute.francisco@epa.gov

For Immediate Release No. 12-OPA033

EPA Announces $3.1 Million in Grants to Clean Up Contaminated Sites in Illinois

(CHICAGO – May 29, 2012) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $3.1 million in grants to redevelop contaminated properties, create jobs and protect public health in Illinois. These “brownfield grants” are used to assess and clean up abandoned industrial and commercial properties.

"EPA's brownfield grants will spur redevelopment in Illinois," said EPA Region 5 Administrator Susan Hedman. “These grants will help prepare contaminated properties for productive uses.”

The Illinois brownfield grants were distributed as follows:

· Antioch, Site Assessment, Hazardous Substances, $200,000
· Midlothian, Site Assessment, $400,000
· Ottawa, Site Assessment, $400,000
· Rockford, Cleanup, Depot site, $200,000
· Rockford, Cleanup, Lorden/Eclipse site, $200,000
· Rockford, Cleanup, Former Tapco site, $200,000
· Stephenson County, Cleanup, Former Mortuary site, $200,000
· Illinois EPA, Revolving Loan Fund, $800,000
· South Suburban Mayors and Managers’ Association, Revolving Loan Fund, $500,000