Beginning 7/1/2026, the applicable filing fee for the Pollution Control Board will be $250. This is a change to the Environmental Protection Act 415 ILCS 5/7.5 that was approved in Public Act 104-0466. The filing fee amount will be adjusted every July 1 based on the language dictated per P.A 104-0466 and statutory change to 415 ILCS 5/7.5.
The Board encourages the public to participate in all its proceedings. Forms of public participation include making an oral statement at a hearing, providing a public remark at an open meeting, and filing a written public comment with the Clerk’s Office. For more information about public participation, please refer below to Part 101 of the Board’s procedural rules.