Jan. 16—DIXON — Students from across Illinois are helping the Illinois Emergency Management Agency's Office of Homeland Security and the American Lung Association spread awareness about the ...

Radon is a naturally-occurring element which is undetectable from human senses. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS) is urging residents to take time … ...

Illinois started a pilot radon testing program in January, but so far only 41 out of 4,450 schools have applied for grant money and have been tested.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A new study from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency finds 42 percent of homes in Illinois tested positive for excess levels of radon from 2003 to 2007. The study was… ...

ROCKFORD, Ill — Radon gas is the second cause of lung cancer in the United States, killing on average of 21,000 people a year. With February marking Cancer Prevention Month, local oncologists ...

Posters by three Illinois students illustrating the hazards of radon gas in homes will go on to compete in a national radon-poster contest.

Now, the Radon Awareness Act requires Illinois home sellers to provide a separate, more detailed disclosure form and educational material on radon to home buyers when the contract is signed.

The Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) website says close to 1,200 Illinoisans are killed by radon-related lung cancer each year. The threat of high radon exposure goes double for Peoria.

Schools tested in Illinois and Indiana were among the 54 percent in the EPA study with radon levels above 4 picocuries per liter, which the EPA considers unsafe.

Illinois officials are encouraging residents to test their homes for radon gas this week during Radon Action Week.