Mayor Trilla's statement regarding federal court upholding Sterigenics Seal Order

The most important thing is ensuring our residents are safe. Today’s ruling in federal court brings us one step closer to eliminating the risk of dangerous ethylene oxide levels in our air. We, as a village, will not stop on this issue until we ...Read on...

US EPA Posts Latest Ambient Air Testing Results on their Website

Today, the US EPA posted twelve (12) days of air quality monitoring results from samples taken in November and December.  Below is a link to the newly posted test data:<_o3a_p>

EPA Monitoring and the Government Shutdown

The following communication was received today from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding what impact the government shutdown will have on the air quality monitoring being done in our community.

Village of Willowbrook Message Regarding Recent Air Monitoring

The Village is committed to communicating with its residents as expeditiously as possible the information we learn. In addition to communicating directly with Village employees regarding the recent testing, we also want to share our overview of the air mo...

Village of Willowbrook Releases Independent Air Monitoring Report

New independent indoor/outdoor air monitoring to test for the presence of ethylene oxide (EtO) in Willowbrook, along with the U.S. EPA’s November 19, 2018 test results release, prompted Mayor Frank Trilla to issue a new request to immediately sh...

EPA posts initial 3 days of ambient monitoring around Sterigenics Willowbrook facility

The initial data from U.S. EPA’s air quality monitoring around the Sterigenics Willowbrook facility have been posted. Information about the results, including a link to the interactive map and a link to FAQs about the results, is available at th...Read on...

Full Video of November 29th EPA Forum Now Available

https://youtu.be/pkckxPBDn3c

USEPA Posts Information Packet in Advance of the November 29th Community Meeting

On Friday (11/23), the USEPA posted an Information Packet containing background information on ethylene oxide in Willowbrook.  Below is the link to that information.Read on...

Willowbrook Open House – Exhibitor Tables

Prior to the Willowbrook Community Meeting on November 29, 2018, there will be an Open House event from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm.  Organizations or agencies may request that a table be reserved for them to discuss and share information pertaining to th...Read on...

USEPA Reports Discovering an Issue with Previous Ethylene Oxide Monitoring Results

Willowbrook Completes Indoor/Outdoor Air Sampling, November 16 and 17, 2018

On November 16 and 17, 2018, our air quality consultant, GHD Services, Inc., performed ethylene oxide (EtO) air sampling at eleven (11) discrete locations.  The sampling performed included both indoor and outdoor air sampling.  Below is ...Read on...

Illinois Proposed Legislation Pertaining to Sterigenics Environmental Issue

There are currently four (4) proposed bills under consideration by the Illinois General Assembly pertaining to the Sterigenics Environmental Issue.  The bills are listed below along with their individual links to the www.ilga.gov website which pr...

Village of Willowbrook Seeks Answers from US UPA

Update from the Mayor and Board of Trustees on Sterigenics

Update on Sterigenics Stack Testing

As was reported last week, follow-up stack testing occurred at both Sterigenics facilities last week Thursday (9/20/18) and Friday (9/21/18).  The testing was performed by a third-party independent consultant.  The test protocol and meth...Read on...

Village of Willowbrook - FOIA Request Letter to the U.S. EPA

In the Village’s continuing efforts to obtain information and answers to important questions pertaining to Sterigenics emissions, Village Attorney Renee Cipriano of the environmental law firm Schiff Hardin LLP sent a request for the release of p...Read on...

Willowbrook Sterigenics - Request for Expedited Final Results from Stack Test

Stack testing of the emissions control systems at both Sterigenics facilities were conducted on Thursday (9/20/18) and Friday (9/21/18).  The testing was performing by a third-party emissions testing consultant in conjunction with the IEPA. &...Read on...

Letters received from the Illinois Attorney General's office regarding Sterigenics.

On September 18, 2018, the Attorney General's office sent letters to the Village of Willowbrook, Senator Curran, Dupage County Chairman Cronin, and the US EPA addressing Sterigenics.

September 14 Update on Sterigenics

IDPH Cancer Incidence Study Announcement

Mayor's September 10 Update

At the Monday night meeting of the Board of Trustees, Mayor Trilla provided an update on where the Village stood with Sterigenics.

Zoning Review & Analysis of Sterigenics International, Inc.

As discussed in the August 29 forum, the Village conducted a comprehensive examination of the status of the zoning for the parcels where Sterigenics is located.

Village information page established as your go to source for information and updates on Sterigenics

New Air Sampling Results Calls for Emergency Action

As a result of Willowbrook’s new testing, I have been notified by the Illinois EPA that Sterigenics will be shut down this evening. Mayor Frank Trilla

Mayor Trilla's 2019 State of the Village Address

Mayor Frank Trilla gave his annual State of the Village Address at the Willowbrook/Burr Ridge Chamber meeting held on January 9, 2019. Below is the presentation and narrative of the speech.

2019 State of the Village Address Presentation

Mayor Trilla's Na...Read on...

Village of Willowbrook Municipal Election - Lottery Results

Water Sampling Plan Under Development to Identify Possible Well Contamination

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Director Alec Messina and DuPage County Health Department (DCHD) Executive Director Karen Ayala today announced their coordinated effort to identify private wells used for drinking water at homes near the Ste...

Letter to Sterigenics asking the company to cease operations

This afternoon, elected leaders sent a letter to Sterigenics asking them to halt operations until further testing can be conducted regarding Ethylene Oxide.

Update to Village

Dear Willowbrook Community:

I would like to follow up on items brought up from last night’s public forum.

Village staff is working with our Village attorney on the zoning review and analysis of both Sterigenics facilities in to...

Information from Public Forum

There were several sources of information referred to this evening.

The ATSDR provided this fact link:

https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/substances/toxsubstance.asp?toxid=133

Contact information for the Great Lakes Center for Children’s...

Willowbrook Police Department - Emergency Alerting & Notification System

Dear Residents,

The Willowbrook Police Department wants you to be safe and informed during emergencies in our area. These may include public safety threats, dangerous weather, water main breaks and traffic advisories. Information is key, and we strongly...