Illinois To Pay $10.5M For Superfund Site Cleanup In Consent Decree With EPA

( September 22, 2025, 9:19 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — Pursuant to a consent decree lodged in federal court, the state of Illinois has agreed to perform in-kind services to the tune of $10.5 million that will support the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s remedial action to clean up radioactive contamination at an Ottawa landfill pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act....