Lead · Illinois
Lead in Illinois water
Lead was detected in 156 of 220 Illinois cities with a published result, 7 of them above the action level.
Where lead is found in Illinois
7 cities above the action level
Cities where detected · above the action level first
- AuroraAbove reference
- BartlettAbove reference
- East MolineAbove reference
- ElginAbove reference
- Lake ForestAbove reference
- LemontAbove reference
- Morton GroveAbove reference
- AddisonDetected
- AlgonquinDetected
- AlsipDetected
- AltonDetected
- AntiochDetected
- Arlington HeightsDetected
- BarringtonDetected
- BataviaDetected
- BellwoodDetected
- BelvidereDetected
- BensenvilleDetected
- BerwynDetected
- BethaltoDetected
- BloomingdaleDetected
- BloomingtonDetected
- Blue IslandDetected
- BrookfieldDetected
- Buffalo GroveDetected
- Burr RidgeDetected
- Calumet CityDetected
- CantonDetected
- CarbondaleDetected
- Carol StreamDetected
- CarpentersvilleDetected
- CaryDetected
- CentraliaDetected
- ChampaignDetected
- CharlestonDetected
- ChicagoDetected
- CiceroDetected
- Crest HillDetected
- CrestwoodDetected
- Crystal LakeDetected
- DanvilleDetected
- DecaturDetected
- DeerfieldDetected
- DeKalbDetected
- Des PlainesDetected
- DoltonDetected
- Downers GroveDetected
- East St. LouisDetected
- EffinghamDetected
- ElmhurstDetected
- Elmwood ParkDetected
- EvanstonDetected
- Evergreen ParkDetected
- Forest ParkDetected
- Fox LakeDetected
- FrankfortDetected
- Franklin ParkDetected
- FreeportDetected
- GenevaDetected
- Glen EllynDetected
- GlenviewDetected
- Granite CityDetected
- GrayslakeDetected
- Hanover ParkDetected
- HarveyDetected
- Hazel CrestDetected
- HerrinDetected
- HinsdaleDetected
- HomewoodDetected
- HuntleyDetected
- JolietDetected
- KankakeeDetected
- KewaneeDetected
- La GrangeDetected
- La Grange ParkDetected
- Lake ZurichDetected
- LansingDetected
- Leyden Twsp DistrictDetected
- LibertyvilleDetected
- LincolnDetected
- LincolnwoodDetected
- LindenhurstDetected
- LockportDetected
- LombardDetected
- Loves ParkDetected
- LyonsDetected
- Machesney ParkDetected
- MahometDetected
- MarionDetected
- MarkhamDetected
- MaryvilleDetected
- MattesonDetected
- McHenryDetected
- Melrose ParkDetected
- MidlothianDetected
- MinookaDetected
- MolineDetected
- Mount ProspectDetected
- MundeleinDetected
- NapervilleDetected
- NilesDetected
- NormalDetected
- NorridgeDetected
- North AuroraDetected
- North ChicagoDetected
- NorthbrookDetected
- NorthlakeDetected
- Oak LawnDetected
- Oak ParkDetected
- PalatineDetected
- Park ForestDetected
- Park RidgeDetected
- PekinDetected
- PeoriaDetected
- PlanoDetected
- PontiacDetected
- QuincyDetected
- RantoulDetected
- Richton ParkDetected
- River ForestDetected
- River GroveDetected
- RiverdaleDetected
- Robinson-PalestineDetected
- RockfordDetected
- Rolling MeadowsDetected
- RomeovilleDetected
- RoselleDetected
- Round LakeDetected
- Round Lake BeachDetected
- SchaumburgDetected
- Schiller ParkDetected
- ShorewoodDetected
- SkokieDetected
- South ElginDetected
- South HollandDetected
- South Stickny SdDetected
- St. CharlesDetected
- SummitDetected
- Villa ParkDetected
- WarrenvilleDetected
- WaterlooDetected
- WaucondaDetected
- WaukeganDetected
- West ChicagoDetected
- Western SpringsDetected
- WestmontDetected
- WheatonDetected
- WheelingDetected
- Wildwood Subdivision - Lake PwDetected
- WilmetteDetected
- WinnetkaDetected
- Wood DaleDetected
- WoodstockDetected
- WorthDetected
- YorkvilleDetected
- ZionDetected
Not detected or no usable result: 64 cities
- BolingbrookNot detected
- BridgeviewNot detected
- Cahokia HeightsNot detected
- CaseyvilleNot detected
- ChannahonNot detected
- ChathamNot detected
- Chicago HeightsNot detected
- Chicago RidgeNot detected
- CollinsvilleNot detected
- ColumbiaNot detected
- Country Club HillsNot detected
- DarienNot detected
- DixonNot detected
- East PeoriaNot detected
- EdwardsvilleNot detected
- Elk Grove VillageNot detected
- GalesburgNot detected
- Glen CarbonNot detected
- Glendale HeightsNot detected
- GurneeNot detected
- Hickory HillsNot detected
- HighlandNot detected
- Highland ParkNot detected
- Hoffman EstatesNot detected
- Homer GlenNot detected
- JacksonvilleNot detected
- JusticeNot detected
- Lake Egypt PwdNot detected
- Lake In The HillsNot detected
- MacombNot detected
- ManhattanNot detected
- MattoonNot detected
- MaywoodNot detected
- MokenaNot detected
- MontgomeryNot detected
- MorrisNot detected
- MortonNot detected
- Mount VernonNot detected
- MurphysboroNot detected
- New LenoxNot detected
- O'FallonNot detected
- Oak ForestNot detected
- Orland ParkNot detected
- OswegoNot detected
- OttawaNot detected
- Palos HeightsNot detected
- Palos HillsNot detected
- Pingree GroveNot detected
- PlainfieldNot detected
- Rock IslandNot detected
- SpringfieldNot detected
- StreamwoodNot detected
- StreatorNot detected
- Sugar GroveNot detected
- SycamoreNot detected
- TaylorvilleNot detected
- Tinley ParkNot detected
- TroyNot detected
- Vernon HillsNot detected
- WashingtonNot detected
- WestchesterNot detected
- WinfieldNot detected
- Wood RiverNot detected
- WoodridgeNot detected
Values are from the published EPA record; a contaminant that was never tested is shown as pending, never as a pass. Above the action level is a regulatory trigger for the system, not a measurement of any single home.
Treatment, if a finding establishes a need
What can carry a lead reduction claim
- Reverse osmosis
Semi-permeable membrane separation removing dissolved minerals, heavy metals, and persistent fluorinated chemicals down to 0.0001 microns.
- NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 53 lead-certified filters
- Replacing lead service lines
What does not help
Boiling does not remove a dissolved chemical compound and can concentrate it. Many pitcher and refrigerator filters carry no verified claim for a compound like this at all.
Order of operations
A finding establishes the need, the need names the capability, the capability requires a verified certification. No product appears before that sequence completes. Filter Finder →