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Contact EPA Region 5

Region 5 Main Number 312-353-2000
Call Region 5 toll-free at 800-621-8431 (The toll-free number only works in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.) Call us on weekdays from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Central time. You can leave a message if you call outside of business hours.

Use the comment form below to send us a comment or question, or send email to r5hotline@epa.gov.
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Mailing Address:
US EPA Region 5
77 W. Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60604


EPA Region 5 Media Relations Staff

Contact us if you are a reporter or have questions or comments about a news release.

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Regional Hearing Clerk

The Regional Hearing Clerk maintains all official administrative records of cases in adjudication under various federal laws found at 40 CFR Part 22.

La Dawn Whitehead (whitehead.ladawn@epa.gov) Fax: 312-692-2405

US EPA Region 5
Office of the Regional Hearing Clerk
Attention: La Dawn Whitehead
77 W. Jackson Blvd.
Mailcode: E-19J
Chicago, IL 60604-3590

  • Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am – 3:30 pm
  • The filing window is located on the north end of the 19th floor.
  • Assignment of Docket Numbers/Case Initiations (i.e., Administrative Complaints and Simultaneous Complaint/Consent Agreement)

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Comment Form

Report a Violation - Report possible violations of environmental laws and regulations.