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Ogle County, Illinois: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Ogle County is 162.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 654 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (178), Air permit holder (minor source) (117), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (113). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 20 in a million, driven mainly by formaldehyde.

Rates are age-adjusted per 100,000 people. A cancer signal is marked significant when the lower bound of its 95 percent confidence interval is above the U.S. rate. Facility counts use active federal records located inside the county boundary. Approximate county center: 42.0465, -89.3137.

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Cancer deaths and new cases versus the United States

Source: NCI and CDC State Cancer Profiles, both sexes, all ages. Sorted by the ratio of the county rate to the U.S. rate.

Cancer rates for Ogle County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	38.4	23.8	1.61xSignificant	31.9 to 46	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	5.4	3.7	1.46x	3.3 to 8.5	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	18.1	13	1.39xSignificant	13.3 to 24	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	19.8	14.5	1.37xSignificant	15.2 to 25.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	39.5	30.2	1.31xSignificant	33.4 to 46.6	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7.7	6.2	1.24x	4.9 to 11.7	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	7	5.7	1.23x	4.5 to 10.5	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5.4	4.4	1.23x	3.2 to 8.8	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	4.9	4.1	1.2x	2.9 to 7.9	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	20.4	17.9	1.14x	15.8 to 25.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	162.2	143.2	1.13xSignificant	149.3 to 176.1	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	499.6	453.4	1.1xSignificant	476 to 524.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	56.7	51.8	1.09x	49.3 to 65.1	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	5	4.6	1.09x	3.1 to 8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	19.9	18.5	1.08x	15.4 to 25.5	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.1	4.8	1.06x	3.1 to 8.2	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	19.1	18.7	1.02x	15 to 24.2	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	6.7	6.6	1.02x	4.2 to 10.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.6	11.3	0.94x	7.6 to 14.7	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	12.6	13.9	0.91x	9.2 to 16.9	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	5.6	6.6	0.85x	3.5 to 8.7	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	6.9	8.7	0.79x	4.5 to 10.3	2019-2023

Mortality measures versus the U.S. county median

Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. The comparison value is the median of all U.S. counties.

Mortality measures for Ogle County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,241.4	9,842.6	-26%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.8	75.3	+3%	years
Child mortality	38.3	59.8	-36%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	6.2	6.2	+0%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	63.2	96.9	-35%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	14.4	28.6	-50%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 20 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde14.58 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde1.32 per million
Benzene0.93 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

No EPA air quality monitor reports daily AQI for this county.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

654 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

Rail grade crossing178
Air permit holder (minor source)117
NPDES wastewater discharge permit113
Industrial wastewater discharge99
Gas station (mapped facility)38
Brownfield property28
TRI reporting facility10
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)10
Major air pollution source9
Public airport9
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)9
Large hazardous waste generator8
Small hazardous waste generator4
Large greenhouse gas emitter3
Heliport3
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
Combined sewer overflow outfall2
Landfill (mapped facility)2
Biomass power plant2
Gas power plant2
Commercial airport1
Nuclear power plant1
Oil-fired power plant1
Solar power plant1
Superfund (NPL) site1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Byron Salvage Yard, Byron
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 33.9. NPL Site.
EPA site ID ILD010236230 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Ha International Llc, Oregon
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000436635 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.2
Ha International Llc, Oregon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Phenol, Formaldehyde, 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol. Reports carcinogens. 449,441 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 61061BRDNNWHITE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.8
Quality Metal Finishing Co, Byron
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: 1-Bromopropane, Cyanide compounds, Nickel compounds. Reports carcinogens. 286,146 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 61010QLTYM4THAN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.7
Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp, Rochelle
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, n-Butyl alcohol, Xylene (mixed isomers), 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 138,073 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 61068SLGNC400N1 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Wheatland Tube Western Tube, Rochelle
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Certain glycol ethers, Zinc (fume or dust), Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 88,515 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6106WNPPNS16RIT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Quality Metal Finishing, Byron
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041010526 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.7
Swenson Spreader Llc, Lindenwood
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Nickel, Manganese, Copper. Reports carcinogens. 3,879 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 61049SWNSNLINDE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.3
Chs-Rochelle, Rochelle
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $110,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040912313 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Wec Co, Oregon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 743 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 61061WDSDVR2XXX (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Ha International Llc, Oregon
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000436635 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Swenson Spreader Co, Lindenwood
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $65,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000436617 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Nippon Sharyo Manufacturing Llc, Rochelle
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045414878 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Ha International Llc, Oregon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000436635 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Ed Etnyre Co, Oregon
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000436644 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp, Rochelle
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000436699 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Lost Lake Utility District Stp, Dixon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $16,464.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009988399 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Rochelle Foods Llc, Rochelle
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Sodium nitrite, Nitric acid. 1,778 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 61068FDLFDPOBOX (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.5
Rochelle Water Reclamation, City Of, Rochelle
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000731735 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Quality Metal Finishing, Byron
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041010526 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Byron Generating Station, Byron
Nuclear power plant.
Record ID 6023 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 5
Wec Co, Oregon
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064145991 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Ed Etnyre Co, Oregon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000436644 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Oregon Stone Quarries (Oregon), Oregon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001305659 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Rochelle Municipal Landfill #2, Creston
Major air pollution source. Penalties $35,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001305677 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Ogle County

Illinois state cancer registry
Cancer incidence counts by census tract or ZIP code, by cancer type and year (de-identified). Any cancer cluster inquiries or investigations in Ogle County, and their findings.
Illinois vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Illinois health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Illinois environmental agency and the U.S. EPA regional office
Compliance history, inspection reports, notices of violation, penalties and enforcement actions for each facility above, cited by EPA FRS registry ID.
Illinois drinking water program
Violation notices, sampling results and sanitary surveys for the public water systems serving the county, including any system serving a correctional facility.
Department of corrections or county sheriff
Water testing, grievances and environmental health inspections for the correctional facilities listed above.

Each Envyrofax address report includes a printable records request worksheet with the custodian and the exact request wording per finding.

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