The October 01, 2026 Regular Board Meeting will be held in person and via video conference at 160 N. LaSalle St., Chicago, Illinois, Room N-505 and Illinois Pollution Control Springfield Board Hearing Room at 11:00 a.m.
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Click here to see the most recent BBL agenda and materials from past BBL presentations.
Check here for information about how citizens can submit complaints against alleged polluters, as well as information about other Illinois environmental agencies.
The Board’s quarterly newsletter provides information on rulemaking and adjudicatory activities of the Board, judicial review of Board decisions, and more.
The Citizens’ Guide provides an overview of the Board and its most common proceedings, including enforcement actions, permit appeals, regulatory relief mechanisms, underground storage tank appeals, “pollution control facility” siting appeals, and rulemakings. The Citizens' Guide also covers such topics as hearings, electronic filing, and ex parte communications.
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Annual Reports provide information about Board rulemakings, appeals of Board decisions, legislation affecting the Board, and more.
This agenda appears twice each year in the Illinois Register, summarizing rulemakings in which the Board might proceed to first notice during the ensuing six months.
The Board or hearing officer may decide that a rulemaking or adjudicatory hearing will be held by videoconference.
Members of the public have many ways to participate in Board proceedings.
Review information about filing a citizen’s complaint and see sample complaint forms.
See how to obtain information from the Board.
The Illinois Register is the official state document for publishing public notice of State agencies’ rulemaking activity.
This Language Access Plan outlines the Illinois Pollution Control Board’s (“IPCB”) five-year plan for language access implementation, a timeline selected to achieve greater alignment with the Illinois Language Equity and Access Act.
This report summarizes the amount and distribution of the Board’s advertising spending per Public Act 104-0007, the Government Advertising Spending Transparency Act.