Toxin Scout

Air quality and drinking water coverage in Hillside, IL

Review government records associated with Hillside, Illinois.

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What the Hillside records show

Water quality and PFAS
1 candidate water system shown.Source date: Violations as of Q1 2026
Air quality and emissions
3 monitoring records shown. Observation year: 2025.Source date: AQS data as of 2026
Land and cleanup records
No Superfund records returned in this report; No brownfield records returned in this report.
Infrastructure and incidents
No pipeline incident records returned in this report; 3 RMP facility records shown (earlier stored inventory, current location coverage unverified).

Water quality in Hillside

Drinking water quality

Check your water bill for your utility name and confirm the reporting year. See EPA’s guide to finding your annual water quality report.

Drinking Water Compliance

Public water-system records for Hillside, IL from EPA SDWIS.

Hillside

No active drinking-water issues detected in EPA SDWIS.

Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026

Purchased or imported water record · Serves 8,200 people

Data from EPA SDWIS

PFAS (Forever Chemicals)No PFAS records shown for this report

Reviewed: source records as of Q1 2026

EPA UCMR5 — No PFAS detection records shown for these water systems

Open data source: EPA UCMR5

DoD PFAS — No investigation records shown for this report

Open data source: DoD PFAS
Rivers, lakes and groundwater

Impaired Water Bodies

1

EPA ATTAINS records identify assessed water bodies that do not meet water-quality standards for designated uses.

Addison Creek

Not Supporting79.5% of assessed waters impaired

Reported: Nov 2026

Open data source: EPA ATTAINS

Health-relevant causes: Metals (other Than Mercury), Pathogens, Pesticides, Polychlorinated Biphenyls (pcbs)

Affected uses: Ecological, Other, Recreation

Data from EPA ATTAINS

Discharge

Discharge Permits (NPDES)

3

NPDES permits regulate pollutant discharges into U.S. waterways. Facilities must report compliance quarterly.

Open data source: EPA ECHO

Violation records

Congress Development Co

Last inspected: Dec 2025

Open data source: EPA ECHO
Status: Violation Identified · 9 of 12 quarters with noncompliance
Ferrara Candy Co

Last inspected: Dec 2025

Open data source: EPA ECHO
Status: Violation Identified · 12 of 12 quarters with noncompliance
Gj Nikolas Co

Last inspected: Dec 2025

Open data source: EPA ECHO
Status: Violation Identified · 12 of 12 quarters with noncompliance

Data from EPA ECHO

To investigate water contamination, check the sampling locations, dates and results below. For tap water records, see Drinking water quality above.

Water Quality MonitoringThis report includes 3 monitoring station records from the Water Quality Portal. It identified no recent results above an applicable comparison value. Some stations may lack recent or comparable results.

Reviewed: source records as of 2026

Open data source: Water Quality Portal

Air quality and emissions in Hillside

Review historical EPA air pollution records, including monitoring and facility emissions where available. For current conditions, check local air quality on AirNow.

Air Quality Assessment

EPA AirToxScreen — Estimated Cancer Risk

30estimated additional cancer cases per million people

Cook County

Assessment year: 2020

Open data source: EPA AirToxScreen
Lower risk48th percentile nationallyHigher risk

According to EPA, a cancer risk of 30-in-1-million means that for every 1 million people continuously exposed to these air toxics over a 70-year lifetime, an estimated 30 may develop cancer from that exposure. This is in addition to cancer risk from all other causes.

Top modeled source groups

Solvents & coatingsFactories & power plantsCars (gasoline, off-road)

Data from EPA AirToxScreen

Nonattainment Status

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EPA designates an area as nonattainment when air quality does not meet federal health-based standards (NAAQS) for a specific pollutant.

Chicago: Ozone

NonattainmentSerious

8-Hour Ozone (2015 Standard)

Open data source: EPA Area Detail
Design value: 0.079 ppm(2023-2025)
Designation standard: 0.070 ppm (8-hour)

Health effects (EPA): Respiratory inflammation, aggravation of asthma, reduced lung function (EPA)

Maintenance areas

Previously nonattainment; currently meeting the standard and monitored under an EPA maintenance plan.

Chicago-Gary-Lake County

PM2.5 · PM-2.5 (1997 Standard)

Classification: Former Subpart 1

Original designation: Apr 2005

Current design value: 9.8 µg/m³ (2023-2025)

Open data source: EPA Area Detail

Chicago-Naperville

Ozone · 8-Hour Ozone (2008 Standard)

Classification: Serious

Original designation: Jul 2012

Current design value: 0.079 ppm (2023-2025)

Open data source: EPA Area Detail

Data from EPA Green Book

Air Quality Monitoring (AQS)

EPA annual monitor summaries describe past measurements. For current air quality, see AirNow.

City Hall — Naperville, Illinois

Open data source: EPA AQS
PM2.5

Annual mean: 9.1 Micrograms/cubic meter (LC)

Observation year: 2025

Com Ed Maintenance Bldg — Chicago, Illinois

Open data source: EPA AQS
SO2

Annual mean: 2.5 Parts per billion

EPA primary exceedance count: 1 (SO2 1-hour 2010)

Observation year: 2025

NO2

Annual mean: 27.9 Parts per billion

Observation year: 2025

Data from EPA AQS

Facilities & Emissions

Air Quality Violations or Noncompliance

3

Facilities regulated under the Clean Air Act. CAA HPV flags indicate serious noncompliance such as exceeding emission limits.

Open data source: EPA ECHO

Air Violations

Congress Development Co

Last inspected: Dec 2025

Open data source: EPA ECHO
Status: Violation Identified · 9 of 12 quarters with noncompliance
CAA HPV flag: No·Programs: AIR, NPDES, RCRA, GHG
Ferrara Candy Co

Last inspected: Dec 2025

Open data source: EPA ECHO
Status: Violation Identified · 12 of 12 quarters with noncompliance
CAA HPV flag: No·Programs: AIR, NPDES, RCRA
Gj Nikolas Co

Last inspected: Dec 2025

Open data source: EPA ECHO
Status: Violation Identified · 12 of 12 quarters with noncompliance
CAA HPV flag: No·Programs: AIR, NPDES, RCRA, TRI

Data from EPA ECHO

Reported Air Emissions (TRI)

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TRI releases are self-reported annual totals (calendar year 2024). Hover fugitive or stack for definitions.

Ace Anodizing & Impregnating Inc

Reported: 2024

Open data source: View EPA TRI facility record
Nitric acid
872.00 lbs
Total air: 872.00 lbsFugitive: 100.00 lbsStack: 772.00 lbs

Deltrol Fluid Products

Reported: 2024

Open data source: View EPA TRI facility record
Copper
10.00 lbs
Total air: 10.00 lbsFugitive: 5.00 lbsStack: 5.00 lbs

Dynamic Manufacturing Inc

Reported: 2024

Open data source: View EPA TRI facility record
Copper
447.27 lbs
Nickel
55.84 lbs
Zinc (fume or dust)
16.20 lbs
Total air: 519.31 lbsFugitive: 519.31 lbs

Land cleanup and hazardous waste records in Hillside

Contaminated Sites
Superfund SitesNo matching Superfund site records surfaced for this report.

Reviewed: source query run Nov 2026

Open data source: Search EPA ECHO
Brownfield Sites (EPA ACRES)No matching brownfield site records surfaced for this city report in the EPA ACRES database.

Reviewed: source query run Nov 2026

Open data source: Search EPA ECHO
Waste Facilities

Hazardous Waste — RCRA Handlers

1

Facilities with hazardous-waste handler records under RCRA in the reviewed 5-mile city-center search area. Active handler status is separate from air, water, or other ECHO compliance violations, which are shown in their own sections.

Active RCRA handler records in the reviewed city search area

Congress Development Co
Open data source: EPA ECHO
Status: Active hazardous-waste handler record
Active handler·Last RCRA inspection: Aug 9, 2023

Underground Storage Tanks

No release reports shown in this group.

Reviewed: active/open records as of 2018

Data from EPA UST Finder

On-Site Waste Disposal (TRI)No TRI-reported on-site land disposal records surfaced for this city report.

Reviewed: reporting year 2024

Open data source: Search EPA ECHO
Military & Industrial
Formerly Used Defense SitesNo USACE FUDS property records matched this report’s search area.
Open data source: USACE FUDS

MSHA Mine and Extraction Sites

No MSHA mine or extraction site records shown for this report.

Open data source: MSHA Data Retrieval
Hydraulic Fracturing WellsNo hydraulic fracturing well disclosure records surfaced for this city report.
Open data source: FracFocus Search
Radon Context

County radon potential

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EPA Zone 2Moderate radon potential

Cook County, IL

EPA Radon Zone Map (June 2024 release)

Open data source: EPA radon zone data

Cook County is EPA Radon Zone 2 (moderate potential). EPA defines Zone 2 counties as having predicted average indoor screening levels between 2 pCi/L and 4 pCi/L.

Radon levels can vary from home to home, so EPA recommends testing the property to know its indoor level.

Find radon testing in ILZone classification per EPA Map of Radon Zones.

Infrastructure, incidents, and community health in Hillside

FEMA Flood Zones

FEMA flood zones describe mapped flood hazards. Look up a specific address with FEMA.

No FEMA flood-zone records shown for this report.

Chemical & Industrial Risk
Data as of Mar 2026

EPA Risk Management Program Records

Results use an earlier stored RMP inventory. Current EPA ECHO location coverage is unverified.

EPA ECHO lists facilities linked to the Risk Management Program. Results include facilities with locations that can be matched. Records may be historical. Current operations, chemical inventories, and recent accident history are unverified.

Nuclear Facilities (NRC)No NRC-licensed nuclear facility records surfaced for this city report.
Open data source: NRC Reactor Map
Pipeline Incidents (PHMSA)No pipeline incident records surfaced for this city report in the PHMSA database.

Reviewed: 2000-present

Open data source: PHMSA incident data
Community Health

Community Health Indicators

Health outcomes from County Health Rankings. Values shown alongside state and national averages.

Cook County, IllinoisPop. 5,109,292

County Health Rankings edition: 2024

Premature Death

County
8,115
State
7,549
National
7,972

Poor or Fair Health

County
15.3%
State
14.4%
National
14.2%

Poor Physical Health Days

County
3.3
State
3.2
National
3.3

Poor Mental Health Days

County
4.4
State
4.2
National
4.8

Adult Smoking

County
13.2%
State
12.6%
National
15.0%

Adult Obesity

County
31.4%
State
34.3%
National
34.0%

Air Pollution - Particulate Matter

County
10.8
State
8.8
National
7.3

Drinking water violation indicator

County
Yes
State
N/A
National
N/A

Diabetes Prevalence

County
10.4%
State
9.7%
National
9.6%

Life Expectancy

County
77.9
State
78.0
National
77.6

Environmental questions about Hillside, Illinois

Has PFAS been found in the water in Hillside, Illinois?

This report does not have PFAS sample results for the candidate water systems in Hillside.

Check with the utility that serves your address for its testing results.

EPA water testing results

What do EPA records say about tap water in Hillside, Illinois?

The EPA drinking water records available here list no violations for Hillside.

Check your water bill to identify the utility serving your address. Ask that utility about current drinking water advisories.

View on EPA SDWIS

What do annual air monitors show near Hillside, Illinois?

Nearby EPA monitoring stations provide annual air quality measurements for Hillside.

The monitoring station at City Hall, Naperville, Illinois recorded an annual average of 9.1 Micrograms/cubic meter (LC) for fine particles (PM2.5) in 2025.

The monitoring station at Com Ed Maintenance Bldg, Chicago, Illinois recorded an annual average of 2.5 Parts per billion for sulfur dioxide in 2025.

The monitoring station at Com Ed Maintenance Bldg, Chicago, Illinois recorded an annual average of 27.9 Parts per billion for nitrogen dioxide in 2025.

Download 2025 EPA annual monitor dataCurrent air quality on AirNow

Is there radon in Hillside, Illinois?

The radon data for Hillside covers Cook County. EPA places this area in Zone 2, with a predicted average indoor radon screening level of 2 to 4 picocuries per liter.

EPA Radon Zones data

Are there Superfund or brownfield sites near Hillside, Illinois?

No Superfund or brownfield sites were returned for this city report.

EPA Superfund recordsEPA brownfield records

What is the life expectancy in Hillside, Illinois?

The county data for Hillside reports a life expectancy of 77.9 years in Cook County, Illinois.

The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.

Cook County health data

What does the data say about premature deaths in Hillside, Illinois?

The county data for Hillside reports 8,115 years of life lost to deaths before age 75 per 100,000 residents in Cook County, Illinois. This measure adds up the years lost to early deaths and adjusts for differences in population age.

The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.

Cook County health data

Is there air pollution in Hillside, Illinois?

The county data for Hillside lists fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) at 10.8 micrograms per cubic meter in Cook County, Illinois.

The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.

Cook County health data