Illinois Asbestos Exposure by City

Documented asbestos exposure sites organized by Illinois city — power plants, steel mills, refineries, chemical plants, and manufacturing facilities where workers could be exposed.

Illinois’s industrial history left a documented asbestos legacy in dozens of communities. Select a city below to see the specific facilities where workers could be exposed, mapped and linked to full exposure reports.

Greater St. Louis — Metro-East

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Illinois side of St. Louis — inside the KSHE 94.7 (Class C FM) contour

Alton 6 sites Belleville 2 sites East St. Louis 4 sites Granite City 4 sites Roxana 1 sites Sauget 5 sites Wood River 4 sites

Chicagoland

Chicago metro — its own max-class (Class B) FM footprint; ~4.5 hrs from St. Louis, no overlap

Chicago 101 sites Cicero 5 sites Joliet 5 sites Riverdale 4 sites Waukegan 5 sites

Peoria metro

Central Illinois river-industrial area

Peoria 7 sites

Other Illinois communities

Canton 2 sites Danville 3 sites Decatur 6 sites Galesburg 2 sites Hennepin 4 sites Joppa 3 sites Kankakee 2 sites Morris 3 sites Rockford 3 sites Springfield 5 sites

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