What we review in Illinois
Illinois sources include IEPA Bureau of Land databases, the Site Remediation Program, the OSFM UST database, and the Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund records.
No Further Remediation letters frequently carry land-use restrictions that are classified as CRECs.
Property conditions to consider
- Leaking UST incidents tracked by the Office of the State Fire Marshal and IEPA
- Site Remediation Program (SRP) sites and NFR letters with institutional controls
- Historic manufacturing along Chicago’s rail and river corridors
- Dry cleaners in the Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund program
Market context
Chicago is one of the three largest Phase I ESA markets in the country (LightBox, 2025).