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Tazewell County, Illinois: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Tazewell County is 163.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Esophagus deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 1,010 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (224), Industrial wastewater discharge (219), Rail grade crossing (181). 2 correctional facilities operate in the county. EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 30 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: 40.5341, -89.5472.

How this county ranks in Illinois

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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 Tazewell County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	29	16.4	1.77xSignificant	19.9 to 40.7	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	7.8	4.6	1.7xSignificant	6.1 to 9.9	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	6.2	3.7	1.68xSignificant	4.7 to 8.1	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	39.5	23.8	1.66xSignificant	35.2 to 44.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	80.2	51.8	1.55xSignificant	74.5 to 86.2	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	26.2	17.9	1.46xSignificant	22.8 to 30	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	43.3	30.2	1.43xSignificant	39.2 to 47.8	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	4.1	3.4	1.21x	2.9 to 5.7	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	4.7	4.1	1.15x	3.4 to 6.4	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	163.6	143.2	1.14xSignificant	155.3 to 172.2	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	512.4	453.4	1.13xSignificant	497.2 to 527.9	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.4	4.8	1.13x	4 to 7.2	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	2.2	2	1.1x	1.3 to 3.5	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	19.8	18.7	1.06x	17.1 to 22.9	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.7	18.5	1.01x	15.9 to 22	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	13.9	13.9	1x	11.6 to 16.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.1	11.3	0.98x	9.1 to 13.4	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	6	6.2	0.97x	4.4 to 8.1	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	4.2	4.4	0.95x	2.9 to 5.9	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8.2	8.7	0.94x	6.5 to 10.4	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	12.2	13	0.94x	9.7 to 15.2	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.1	6.6	0.92x	4.6 to 8	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	5.8	6.6	0.88x	4.3 to 7.7	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	5	5.7	0.88x	3.7 to 6.8	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	11.3	14.5	0.78x	9 to 13.9	2019-2023
Stomach	Deaths	1.9	2.7	0.7x	1.1 to 3.1	2020-2024

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 Tazewell County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,935.9	9,842.6	-19%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.6	75.3	+2%	years
Child mortality	50.4	59.8	-16%	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	78.3	96.9	-19%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	24.3	28.6	-15%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 30 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde17.27 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde1.58 per million
Benzene0.95 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

1,010 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

NPDES wastewater discharge permit224
Industrial wastewater discharge219
Rail grade crossing181
Air permit holder (minor source)178
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)53
Gas station (mapped facility)51
Small hazardous waste generator21
TRI reporting facility17
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)17
Combined sewer overflow outfall12
Large greenhouse gas emitter6
Major air pollution source5
Public airport4
Large hazardous waste generator4
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)3
Hazardous waste transporter3
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
Correctional facility (prison or jail)2
EPA air quality monitor1
Heliport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Biomass power plant1
Coal power plant1
Wind power plant1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1

Highest-severity records

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

Williams Ethanol Services, Inc., Pekin
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $308,374.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070242131 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.5
Pacific Ethanol Pekin, Llc, Pekin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Acetaldehyde, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Formaldehyde, n-Hexane and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,313,948 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 61554PKNNR1300S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.2
Caterpillar East Peoria, East Peoria
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Manganese, Xylene (mixed isomers), n-Butyl alcohol and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 215,255 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 61630STPRP600WE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.6
Powerton Generating Station, Pekin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrogen fluoride, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Ammonia, Manganese compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 91,223 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 61554NCRNC13082 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Matcor Metal Fabrication, Morton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000437983 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.9
Morton Metalcraft Co, Morton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001386018 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.6
Excel Foundry & Machine A Dba Of Flsmidth Inc, Pekin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000438054 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.6
Powerton, Pekin
Coal power plant.
Record ID 879 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 7.5
Illinois Corn Processing, Pekin
Major air pollution source. Penalties $193,516.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000561945 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Caterpillar - East Peoria Plant, East Peoria
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000500440 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.4
Illinois Corn Processing, Pekin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $193,516.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000561945 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Hanna Steel Corp, Pekin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Nickel, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,020 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 61554HNNST220HA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Morton Stp 2, Morton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $10,185.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039921369 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Flsmidth, Pekin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Lead, Nickel, Manganese and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 410 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 61554XCLLFRR3BO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.5
Illinois Corn Processing, Pekin
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $193,516.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000561945 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Williams Ethanol Services, Inc., Pekin
Major air pollution source. Penalties $308,374.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070242131 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Messer Llc, Pekin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia. 23,724 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 61554RCNDSCORNE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.4
Midwest Generation Llc Powerton Generating Station, Pekin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000438027 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Bradley Services Inc, Morton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Propylene, Copper, Nickel and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 108 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6155WBRDLY231DB (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Excel Foundry & Machine A Dba Of Flsmidth Inc, Pekin
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000438054 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Pekin Stp #1, Pekin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000759643 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Williams Ethanol Services, Inc., Pekin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $308,374.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070242131 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Morton Industries Llc, Morton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Propylene, Chromium, Nickel and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 88 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 61550MRTNW7CMME (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6
Messer Llc, Pekin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000438045 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Btd Manufacturing Inc., Washington
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Propylene, Nickel, Chromium, Manganese. Reports carcinogens. 30 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6157WBTDMN118MU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.6

Correctional facilities

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

Pekin Fed Correctional Inst And Prsncmp, Pekin
EPA FRS registry ID
110013747874
Water system
IL1790030
Health-based violations
0 all time, 0 in 5 years
All violations
5
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report
Federal Correction Inst Fci Pekin, Pekin
EPA FRS registry ID
110046527567
Wastewater permit
Yes
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Tazewell 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 Tazewell 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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