Clean Air Act stationary source · ICIS-AIR IL000031471AAE
SUN CHEMICAL CORP, Northlake, IL: Clean Air Act compliance record, inspections, violations, penalties
- OperatingOperating status
- Minor sourceEmissions classification
- Violation w/in 1 YearCurrent violation status, as filed
- 1Compliance evaluations since January 1, 2017
- 1High-priority violations since January 1, 2017
- 1Formal enforcement actions since January 1, 2017
SUN CHEMICAL CORP, at 135 W LAKE ST, Northlake in Cook County, Illinois, is an operating minor source of air pollution on EPA’s ICIS-AIR register. EPA’s file records its current violation status (ICIS-AIR’s high-priority violation field) as “Violation w/in 1 Year”. Cook County is on EPA’s Green Book list of areas that do not meet a national air quality standard. The status and classification are as EPA’s facility file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the source’s current standing, quarter by quarter.
Identity
| Facility as filed | SUN CHEMICAL CORP |
|---|---|
| ICIS-AIR ID | IL000031471AAE |
| EPA facility registry ID | 110000431578 |
| Operating status | Operating |
| Emissions classification | Minor source |
| Current violation status (ICIS-AIR high-priority violation field) | Violation w/in 1 Year |
| Address | 135 W LAKE ST, Northlake, IL 60164-2427 |
| County | Cook County |
| In a nonattainment county | Yes (EPA Green Book) |
| Industry (NAICS) | Chemical manufacturing (NAICS 3259) |
| SIC code | 2893 |
| EPA region | 05 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-AIR facility file (ECHO download).
Programs and pollutants
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-AIR download does not include its program, pollutant and Title V certification files, so this page does not list the Clean Air Act programs SUN CHEMICAL CORP is under or the pollutants it is permitted for. The programs each evaluation and violation below was recorded under are shown with it. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report lists both.
Compliance evaluations
- 1Evaluations since January 1, 2017
- 0Full compliance evaluations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2017 | PCE Off-Site | State | State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards |
Violations
- 3Violation determinations since January 1, 2017
- 1Of them high-priority
A high-priority violation (HPV) is the most serious class of Clean Air Act non-compliance an agency records; a federally reportable violation (FRV) is the next step down. Each row is one determination as EPA’s violation history files it.
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 15, 2026 | Earliest FRV determination | State | State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards |
| June 15, 2025 | Earliest FRV determination | State | State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards |
| June 17, 2017 | HPV day-zero determination | State | State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits |
Enforcement and penalties
1 formal enforcement actions since January 1, 2017, 1 of them with a penalty filed above zero. Each penalty is shown as EPA’s formal action file states it; “Not stated” means the file gives no figure, and $0 is a disclosed zero.
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency | Penalty, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2018 | Civil Judicial Action | State | $14,000 |
Informal enforcement
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 13, 2026 | Notice of Violation | State |
| July 16, 2025 | Notice of Violation | State |
| November 2, 2022 | Notice of Violation | State |
| June 21, 2017 | Notice of Violation | State |
Stack tests
- 0Stack tests since January 1, 2017
- 0Recorded as failed
EPA’s stack test file holds no test at ICIS-AIR IL000031471AAE since January 1, 2017.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-AIR evaluation, violation, stack test and enforcement files (ECHO download), events dated January 1, 2017 or later as loaded; up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-AIR download, loaded September 14, 2026.