Illinois   

Governing Agency: 

Illinois EPA

Agency Website: 

www.epa.state.il.us/air/vim

Primary Contact:

Michael Hills
Division of Mobile Source Programs
Illinois EPA/ Bureau of Air
1021 North Grand Avenue East
P.O. Box 19275
Springfield, IL 62794-9275
PH: 217-524-9061
Fax: 217-524-4192
mike.hills@illinois.gov

Secondary Contact:

Ron Wohrle, Manager Field Services
Division of Mobile Source Programs
IEPA/BOA
831 Busse Rd
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007

PH: 847-758-3400
Fax:
ron.wohrle@illinois.gov

CURRENT PROGRAM

 

Date Started: 

May 1986

EPA Designation: 

Enhanced

Program Type: 

Hybrid Network
- 17 Centralized test only facilities
- 38 OBD-Only Test & Repair facilities

Program Areas: 

Chicago and metro East St. Louis (boundary lines are determined by zip code, not by county or municipality boundaries)

Enforcement Method: 

Registration Denial

Model Years: 

1966+

Vehicle Types: 

LDGV, LDGT, HDGV

Exempt Vehicles: 

First 4 model years, motorcycles, farm, “street rods”, ceremonial owned by non-profit, amateur professional sporting, electric, diesel

Test Type: 

Idle for 1996+ HDGT; OBD 1996+ LDGV and LDGT

Non-OBD Testable: 

Idle exhaust and gas cap depending on vehicle configuration

Cut Points: 

220 HC/1.2 CO – LDGV & LDGT; 300 HC /3.0 CO – HDGT

OBD: 

Pass/Fail as of January 2004

Max Not Ready Flags: 

2 for 1996-2000
1 for 2001+

Visual Checks 

No

Evaporative System Test: 

Gas cap for vehicles subject to Idle Exhaust Test

Safety Test: 

No

Test Frequency: 

Biennial

Annual Test Volume 

1.6 million

# of Centralized Facilities: 

17

# of Centralized Lanes: 

60

# of Test & Repair Facilities: 

38 

# of Test and Repair Lanes: 

38 

# of Self-Serve OBD Only Kiosks 

3 

Test Fee: 

None for motorist, $6.95 to contractors

Re-test Procedures: 

Motorist must provide repair data to be eligible for retest.
After two retests, additional retests must be authorized by contractor customer service personnel. Vehicles failing exhaust or OBD inspections must repeat entire procedure. Vehicles passing idle exhaust but failing the gas cap pressure test receive a gas cap-only retest. Catalyst monitor must be ready if failed test had a catalyst related DTC. Vehicles failing an initial OBD test and rejected for monitor readiness during a subsequent retest must provide repair data to be eligible for any additional retests. 

Contracted Services: 

Applus Technologies, Inc. expires May 2013 

Comments: 

Underhood inspection performed only if waiver requested.