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Environmental committee adds former dry‑cleaner site to restricted groundwater zone; city outlines PCB settlement receipts

Waukegan City Council and Committees · April 6, 2026
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Waukegan’s Environmental & Sustainability Committee approved an amendment adding a property at 1509 Washington Street to the restricted groundwater ordinance following an IEPA cleanup; staff also summarized recent PCB settlement receipts—about $1.724 million from the Monsanto settlement (April 2023) and roughly $2.7 million from 3M with about $442,000 unpaid.

The Waukegan Environmental and Sustainability Committee on April 6 approved an amendment to the city code that adds a property (1509 Washington Street) to the city’s restricted groundwater zone following an environmental cleanup. City staff said the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency required institutional controls — government rules that restrict groundwater use — as part of the cleanup and that the amendment adds the…

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