Superfund Site:

ACME STEEL COKE PLANT
CHICAGO, IL

Superfund Site Profile

Site Contacts

Community Involvement Coordinator
Phil Gurley
(312) 886-4448

Remedial Project Manager
Glenn Lautenbach
(312) 353-8892

Site Location

Street Address:
11236 SOUTH TORRENCE AVE.
CHICAGO, IL 60617

Announcements and Key Topics

Acme Steel Coke Plant Proposed to the National Priorities List (NPL)

On March 7, 2024 EPA added the Acme Steel Coke Plant in Chicago, Illinois to the Superfund NPL, a list of sites in the United States where releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants pose significant threats to human health and the environment.  EPA received ...
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Background

The Acme Steel Coke Plant site was a formerly active coking facility located 14 miles south of downtown Chicago, in Cook County Illinois. The Plant, once known as “Chicago Coke ...
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