State guide
Illinois
Illinois runs its own Illinois Lead Program through the Illinois Department of Public Health. Illinois licenses lead inspectors and risk assessors, and official state pages also point residents to Chicago and Evanston local rental rules that address lead hazards or disclosures.
Checked against official sources on October 4, 2026. Rules and links change; confirm with the office listed before you act.
- State lead program
- The Illinois Department of Public Health runs the Illinois Lead Program, and IDPH’s 2022 surveillance report says EPA authorizes IDPH to carry out compliance and enforcement within the Act and Code in lieu of federal requirements.
- Rental lead-safe requirements
- Illinois did not surface a statewide rental lead-safe certificate or registration page in the official sources reviewed, but Chicago requires owners to prevent lead hazards and Evanston requires disclosure of known lead hazards in rentals.
- Renovation (RRP) program
- EPA
- Disclosure
- Illinois law at 410 ILCS 45/9.1 requires pre-1978 lessors to provide an IDPH brochure and be consistent with federal disclosure requirements; I did not find an additional statewide lead-specific disclosure beyond that.
Official resources in Illinois
State lead program home page with laws, publications, and links to licensed professionals.
IDPH licensure page explaining Illinois lead licensing and linking to licensed inspectors and risk assessors.
Official city page for Evanston’s Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance, including required disclosures of known lead hazards.
Key facts for Illinois
- IDPH’s Illinois Lead Program links residents to licensed lead risk assessors, inspectors, supervisors, and contractors.
- IDPH says Illinois licenses lead inspectors and lead risk assessors for regulated facilities.
- Illinois’s 2022 surveillance report points residents to the state dataset of licensed risk assessors and inspectors.
- Illinois law requires pre-1978 lessors and sellers to provide an informational brochure prepared by IDPH, consistent with federal requirements.
- Evanston’s RLTO says landlords must disclose any known lead hazards to prospective tenants.
- Chicago’s code requires owners to maintain dwellings and residential buildings to prevent lead hazards.
Local rental lead ordinances in Illinois
| City | city | phone | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Lead Program | Springfield | 217-782-3517 | State lead program office for lead laws, publications, and licensed professional resources. |
| Chicago Municipal Code Chapter 7-4 Lead-Bearing Substances Cook | Chicago | Not published* | Official municipal code chapter covering lead-bearing substances, owner maintenance duties, notices, and abatement procedures. |
| Evanston Landlord/Tenant Services Cook | Evanston | 773-292-4988 | Official city landlord-tenant resource page for the RLTO, which includes disclosure of known lead hazards. |
* Not published: the official page doesn't list it. Call the office to confirm before you rely on it.
What to do next
- Use the Illinois licensed-professional dataset or IDPH licensure page before hiring any inspector or risk assessor.
- For Chicago rentals, review the city’s lead-bearing substances chapter if the city has already identified a lead hazard in the building.
- For Evanston rentals, ask for the written disclosures required by the RLTO before signing the lease.
Not seeing your city or county?
Not every city publishes its rules online. Try these, in order:
- General Start with the statewide information above.
- Closest verified Nearest places where we have verified local data outside this state (distance from Illinois's population center, for comparison only):
- Home Environmental Health, Wisconsin · about 123 miles
- Property Registration Program, Wisconsin · about 123 miles
- Indiana Web Lookup / Verification, Indiana · about 135 miles
- Call to confirm Ask the official office.Illinois Lead Program
Website →Phone: (217) 782-3517 (as listed on that page, checked Oct 4, 2026)Your city or county office: Local governments →Not sure who handles it locally? USAGov's free help line, 1-844-872-4681, or the Illinois page on USA.gov can point you to the right office. - Know the current info? Tell us with a link to the official page.