Hazardous waste · inspections by year
Large quantity generators inspected in Cook County, Illinois in 2025
- 36Handlers inspected
- 42Inspections on record
- 33Handlers inspected in 2024
- 2ndAmong Illinois counties that year
Cook County, Illinois has 36 hazardous waste handlers with at least one inspection on record during 2025, across 42 separate inspections. That compares with 33 in 2024. It is the 2nd largest of the 33 Illinois counties with three or more handlers inspected that year. Each row below carries the date the inspection was recorded, the agency that recorded it and the kind of inspection it was.
Other years
Comparable counties in Illinois, 2025
- Cook County 52
- Madison County 16
- Winnebago County 14
- Cook County 12
- Madison County 8
- Champaign County 7
- Du Page County 7
- Du Page County 7
Inspections recorded in 2025
| Date | Handler | Where | Kind | Recorded by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-17 | ABLE ELECTRO POLISHING CO | Chicago | COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION | S |
| 2025-12-17 | BELL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Northbrook | COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION | S |
| 2025-12-16 | IMPERIAL PLATING CO | Chicago | COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION | S |
| 2025-12-15 | ESTEVE CDMO US, INC. | Morton Grove | COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION | S |
| 2025-12-11 | VIANT WHEELING INC | Wheeling | COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION | S |
| 2025-12-11 | ENGIS CORP | Wheeling | COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION | S |
| 2025-12-11 | CPS WAREHOUSE | Chicago | COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION | E |
| 2025-12-03 | REWORLD OIL LLC | Hodgkins | FINANCIAL RECORD REVIEW | S |
| 2025-12-03 | LA-CO INDUSTRIES/MARKAL CO | Elk Grove Village | COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION | E |
| 2025-11-25 | BECKER SPECIALTY CORP | Elk Grove Village | SIGNIFICANT NON-COMPLIER | E |
| 2025-10-16 | CALUMET TANK & EQUIP CO | Chicago | COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION | S |
| 2025-10-01 | NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE PALOS HOSPITAL (AKA PALOS HEALTH) | Palos Heights | NON-FINANCIAL RECORD REVIEW | S |
| 2025-09-26 | SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS INC | Elgin | FOCUSED COMPLIANCE INSPECTION | S |
| 2025-08-04 | KINDER MORGAN LIQUID TERMINAL | Argo | NON-FINANCIAL RECORD REVIEW | S |
| 2025-08-04 | LIBRA INDUSTRIES INC | Elk Grove Village | SIGNIFICANT NON-COMPLIER | E |
| 2025-07-30 | CHICAGO DOT | Chicago | COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION | S |
| 2025-07-29 | FORMEL INDUSTRIES INC | Franklin Park | COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION | S |
| 2025-07-28 | CLEAN HARBORS SERVICES INC | Chicago | FINANCIAL RECORD REVIEW | S |
| 2025-07-28 | SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS INC | Elgin | FINANCIAL RECORD REVIEW | S |
| 2025-07-28 | CLEAN HARBORS RSC LLC | Chicago | FINANCIAL RECORD REVIEW | S |
| 2025-07-28 | SAFETY KLEEN SYSTEMS INC | Dolton | FINANCIAL RECORD REVIEW | S |
| 2025-07-01 | A FINKL & SONS CO DBA FINKL STEEL - CHICAGO | Chicago | COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION | S |
| 2025-06-18 | BRENNTAG GREAT LAKES LLC | Chicago | COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION | S |
| 2025-06-10 | NORTH AMERICAN ELECTROLESS NICKEL INC | Elk Grove Village | COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION | S |
| 2025-06-04 | LAWSON PRODUCTS, INC | Mccook | SIGNIFICANT NON-COMPLIER | E |
| 2025-05-28 | FRESENIUS KABI USA, LLC | Melrose Park | COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION | E |
| 2025-05-21 | NUFARM AMERICAS INC | Chicago Heights | COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION | S |
| 2025-05-19 | DYNAMIC POWERTRAIN REMAN LLC | Melrose Park | COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION | S |
| 2025-05-15 | UNIVERSAL CHEMICALS & COATINGS, INC | Elk Grove Village | COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION | S |
| 2025-05-13 | CLEAN HARBORS RSC LLC | Chicago | COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION | E |
| 2025-04-24 | QUALA SERVICES LLC | Chicago | COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION | E |
| 2025-04-16 | CID RECYCLING & DISPOSAL FACILITY | Calumet City | OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE INSPECTION | S |
| 2025-04-16 | VOYANT BEAUTY, LLC | Hodgkins | COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION | E |
| 2025-04-15 | MIDWEST BRASS FORGING CO | Franklin Park | COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION | S |
| 2025-04-03 | CLEAN HARBORS SERVICES INC | Chicago | OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE INSPECTION | S |
| 2025-03-19 | LAWSON PRODUCTS, INC | Mccook | COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION | S |
| 2025-03-18 | UOP LLC | Des Plaines | COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION | E |
| 2025-03-12 | AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC - IGQ1 | Markham | COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION | S |
| 2025-01-24 | WEST TOWN PLATING INC | Cicero | COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION | S |
| 2025-01-16 | DYNAMIC MANUFACTURING INC | Melrose Park | COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION | E |
| 2025-01-15 | BECKER SPECIALTY CORP | Elk Grove Village | COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION | E |
| 2025-01-13 | CID RECYCLING & DISPOSAL FACILITY | Calumet City | FINANCIAL RECORD REVIEW | S |
Figures from EPA’s RCRAInfo download.