A new law signed by Gov. JB Pritzker aims to protect drinking water in many Central Illinois communities by banning ...

Pritzker signs safe drinking water standards into law Mike Miletich Jun 30, 2025 Updated Jul 1, 2025 ...

This map from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency shows the project review area of the Mahomet Aquifer. Yellow shading indicates the sole source area as designated by the EPA in 2015.

ILLINOIS -- Governor JB Pritzker signed 265 Senate and House bills into law recently. Pritzker took action on the 265 bills on Friday, August 9, signing all of them into law.

The university said a drinking water alert has been issued for the University Park area due to elevated levels of nitrates in the Kankakee River, which may be harmful to infants under 6 months old.