Illinois Water Quality Ratings

TapWaterSafety has rated 29 public water systems in Illinois, serving a combined 7,975,304 residents. The statewide average grade is D.

Data sources: EPA SDWIS EPA ECHO EWG Tap Water Database Utility CCRs ⓘ How did we get these ratings?
State average grade
D
64/100
Total utilities rated 29
Population served 7,975,304
Most recent test 2024
🇪🇺 Would fail EU standards 4 of 29

Top water quality concerns in Illinois

  • Haloacetic acids (HAA9) significantly above health guideline
  • Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) significantly above health guideline
  • Bromodichloromethane significantly above health guideline
  • Haloacetic acids (HAA5) significantly above health guideline
  • PFAS contamination

Grade distribution

A
0 (0%)
B
1 (3%)
C
20 (69%)
D
7 (24%)
F
1 (3%)

All rated utilities in Illinois

Sorted by score, highest first. Click any utility to see the full grade card.

Rank Utility City Population Score Grade
#1 JOLIET JOLIET 160,000 79 B
#2 ROCKFORD ROCKFORD 147,051 68 C
#3 BERWYN BERWYN 57,250 67 C
#4 CICERO CICERO 83,000 67 C
#5 DES PLAINES DES PLAINES 60,675 67 C
#6 OAK LAWN OAK LAWN 58,362 67 C
#7 OAK PARK OAK PARK 54,583 67 C
#8 PALATINE PALATINE 70,875 67 C
#9 ARLINGTON HEIGHTS ARLINGTON HEIGHTS 73,320 67 C
#10 SCHAUMBURG SCHAUMBURG 75,750 67 C
#11 TINLEY PARK TINLEY PARK 56,703 67 C
#12 CHICAGO CHICAGO 2,746,388 67 C
#13 WHEATON WHEATON 53,970 67 C
#14 NAPERVILLE NAPERVILLE 156,406 67 C
#15 BLOOMINGTON BLOOMINGTON 77,610 67 C
#16 IL AMERICAN-WEST SUBURBAN BOLINGBROOK 73,978 67 C
#17 IL AMERICAN-CHAMPAIGN CHAMPAIGN 150,000 66 C
#18 ORLAND PARK ORLAND PARK 58,020 65 C
#19 AQUA ILLINOIS-KANKAKEE KANKAKEE 80,000 65 C
#20 DECATUR DECATUR 76,122 65 C
#21 SPRINGFIELD SPRINGFIELD 117,444 65 C
#22 Chicago Water Authority Chicago 2,693,000 56 D
#23 EVANSTON EVANSTON 74,486 55 D
#24 SKOKIE SKOKIE 66,422 55 D
#25 ELGIN ELGIN 114,797 55 D
#26 WAUKEGAN WAUKEGAN 87,149 55 D
#27 IL AMERICAN-PEORIA PEORIA 137,575 55 D
#28 IL AMERICAN-EAST ST LOUIS EAST ST LOUIS 131,368 55 D
#29 AURORA AURORA 183,000 53 F