Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

"[1] Its stated goals are to: The current acting director of the Illinois EPA is John J. Kim.

The Illinois EPA was established in July 1970, shortly after the first Earth Day.

[2][3] This was the same year that the United States Environmental Protection Agency was created.

[4] The agency's headquarters is located in Springfield, with a laboratory in Springfield, and field offices centered in Champaign, Marion, Elgin, Rockford, Moline, Des Plaines, Collinsville, and Peoria.

The Illinois EPA is composed of three main Bureaus: There are also offices designed to assist both industry and the public in the areas of pollution prevention, community relations, and environmental justice.