Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

The East Peoria City Council has approved more than $300,000 in water treatment-related expenses required by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, but with some apprehension.

The City of Washington is asking residents to steer clear of Farm Creek after a raw sewage leak.

A new chemical processing plant is slated for operation in one of Peoria's historically environmentally disadvantaged communities.

Tazewell County is an early adopter for a statewide program pushing to make recycling easier.

The construction of Peoria County’s Landfill 3 by disposal company Green for Life Environmental, or GFL, is being pushed back a decade.

The village of South Pekin is hoping to obtain full outside funding for a state-mandated overhaul of its water system.

The Peoria City/County Landfill Commission is chipping away at starting construction for Landfill 3, but the uncertain footprint of historic mining operations still hangs over the process.

The 418 residents of the village of Hopewell will see their monthly water bills rise to as much as $133 per month in order to pay for a new water treatment system, the chairman of the community’s waterworks committee indicated during a public meeting.

Organizations from the state, county and community level all brought the roles they play in protecting clean water sources to the Peoria Civic Center Monday.

As the second landfill outside of Edwards careens toward capacity, plans to construct the future Landfill 3 remain stalled.