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The Illinois EPA has issued a Red Forecast Air Pollution Action Day for Friday, July 17th for Rockford and all 6 Chicago area sectors. This is in addition to downgrade of the ongoing Action Day to a Purple Forecast Air Pollution Action Day in effect today. Visit www.AirNow.gov to stay up to date on current conditions. 

Subcommittees

The EJ Commission has formed three subcommittees to better focus on key issues. 

EJ Policy & Legislative Affairs Subcommittee 

Meetings
 
2025

2026

  • April 6

Funding Equity & Workforce Development Subcommittee 

Meetings

2025

2026

Air, Water, Soil Quality Monitoring & Enforcement Subcommittee 

Meetings

2025

2026

Members 

Subcommittee: EJ Policy & Legislative Affairs

  1. Victoria Young, Interim Chair
  2. Cheryl Johnson
  3. Donovan Griffith
  4. Isabel Velez-Diez, IDCEO
  5. Pratigyan (Prati) Bhusal
  6. Representative DuBuclet
  7. Senate Majority Representative Celina Villanueva
  8. Samarth Medakkar

Subcommittee: Funding Equity & Workforce Development

  1. Marcus Jordan, Chair
  2. David Esposito, IDHS
  3. Jose Burgos, IDNR
  4. Chynna Hampton
  5. Brandy Phillips, IDOT
  6. Tonyisha Harris

Subcommittee: Air, Water, Soil Quality Monitoring & Enforcement

  1. Ashish Sharma, Chair
  2. Victoria Wilson, Co-Chair
  3. Dulce Ortiz
  4. Chris Pressnall, IEPA
  5. Gerrin Cheek-Butler, IDPH
  6. Stephen (Steve) Sylvester
  7. Marcella Kennan Corona