Governor's Awards Previous Winners
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2012 Award Ceremony
2012 Governor's Sustainability Award Winners
- Advocate Health Care – Oak Brook
- Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd. – Rosemont
- CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business – Chicago
- City of Moline – Moline
- Clarke – Roselle
- County of Will – Joliet
- Flex-N-Gate Urbana – Urbana
- Fluorecycle, Inc. – Ingleside
- Knauz Automotive Group – Lake Bluff
- The Label Printers LP – Aurora
- Lawrence Foods, Inc. – Elk Grove Village Naperville Park District – Naperville
- Naval Station Great Lakes – Great Lakes
- The Peterson Garden Project – Chicago
- Quaker Foods & Snacks - Bridgeview
- Testa Produce, Inc. – Chicago
- Wight & Company – Darien
Continuous Improvement Award Winners
- Caterpillar Technical Center – Mossville
- Farmland Foods, Inc. – Monmouth
- Vaughan & Bushnell Mfg. Co. – Bushnell
- Village of Schaumburg – Schaumburg
Campus Sustainability Compact Award Winners
Illinois Campus Sustainability Compact outlines environmental goals that colleges and universities may adopt on their campuses. The Compact includes objectives such as purchasing renewable energy, implementing green building practices, developing sustainable transportation options, improving water conservation, and incorporating sustainable dining practices. The program offers universities and colleges three levels of participation: bronze institutions making a commitment to creating a sustainability program and engaging the campus community, silver institutions which are ready to make targeted commitments to greening their operations and monitoring performance, and gold for institutions that are integrating sustainability throughout their campus and working towards measured improvement.
- Danville Area Community College – Danville – Bronze
- DePaul University – Chicago – Bronze
- Elmhurst College – Elmhurst – Bronze
- Heartland Community College – Normal – Bronze
- Illinois Institute of Technology – Chicago – Gold
- Joliet Junior College – Joliet – Gold
- Kankakee Community College – Kankakee – Gold
- Lewis & Clark Community College – Godfrey – Gold
- Lewis University – Romeoville – Bronze
- Lincoln Land Community College – Springfield – Bronze
- Moraine Valley Community College – Palos Hills – Gold
- Northwestern College – Bridgeview – Bronze
- Northwestern University – Chicago – Bronze
- Roosevelt University – Chicago – Bronze
- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville – Bronze
- Southwestern Illinois College – Belleville – Bronze
- Triton College – River Grove – Bronze
- University of Illinois at Chicago – Gold
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign – Gold
- Waubonsee Community College – Aurora – Gold
- Wilbur Wright College – Chicago – Bronze
2011 Award Ceremony
2011 Governor's Sustainability Award winners
- Ameren Illinois ActOnEnergy Business Program – Peoria
- Cabot Corporation – Tuscola
- City of Evanston – Evanston
- City of Naperville – Naperville
- DuPage County – Wheaton
- Earth Friendly Products – Addison
- Gabriel Environmental Services – Chicago
- GE Healthcare IT – Barrington
- J.L. Clark – Rockford
- John A. Logan College – Carterville
- Lewis & Clark Community College – Godfrey
- Lincoln Park Zoological Society – Chicago
- Rock Valley College – Rockford
- Sherwin-Williams Company – Effingham
- Solberg Manufacturing – Itasca
- Southwestern Illinois College – Belleville
- University of Illinois at Chicago Office of Sustainability – Chicago
- University of Illinois Retrocommissioning Group – Champaign
- Village of Hoffman Estates – Hoffman Estates
Continuous Improvement Award winners
- Argonne National Laboratory – Argonne
- Elmhurst Park District – Elmhurst
- Harris Corporation – Quincy
- NOW Foods, Inc. – Bloomingdale
- PortionPac Chemical Corporation – Chicago
- Uncommon Ground – Chicago
2010 Award Ceremony
2010 Governor's Sustainability Award winners
- Amcor Rigid Plastics - Batavia
- Autotherm Div. Enthal Systems, Inc. - Lake Zurich
- City of Kankakee - Kankakee
- Cooper B-Line - Highland
- Elmhurst Park District - Elmhurst
- Everlights - Chicago
- Governors State University - University Park
- Hendrickson Bumper & Trim - Crest Hill
- Hendrickson Truck Systems Group - Woodridge
- Mahomet IGA - Mahomet
- PC Rebuilders & Recyclers, LLC - Chicago
- PerkinElmer - Downers Grove
- Solvair LLC - Naperville
- Southeastern Container, Inc. - Effingham
- Student Sustainability Committee - Champaign
- Tasty Catering - Elk Grove Village
- Uncommon Ground - Chicago
- Village of Schaumburg - Schaumburg
- Waterman Winery & Vineyards - Waterman
- WW Grainger, Inc. - Lake Forest
Continuous Improvement Award winners
- Abbott - Abbott Park
- Ball Food & Household Products - Danville
- Ball Food & Household Products - Elgin
- Baxter Healthcare, Renal - McGaw Park
- GE Healthcare IT - Barrington
- McDonald's Corporation - Oak Brook
- NOW Foods, Inc. - Bloomingdale
2009 Award Ceremony
October 28, 2009
2009 Governor's Sustainability Award winners
- Ace Hardware Paint Division - Chicago Heights
- Ace Hardware Paint Division - Matteson
- Allied Waste Services - Chicago
- AMFOTEK - Tinley Park
- Ball Corporation - Danville
- Central Can Company - Chicago
- ComEd - Oakbrook Terrace
- GE Healthcare IT - Cary
- Guardian West - Urbana
- Jesse Brown VA Medical Center - Chicago
- Jet Lithocolor, Inc. - Downers Grove
- Kankakee Community College - Kankakee
- Lions Park Elementary School - Mount Prospect
- McDonald's Corporation - Oak Brook
- McHenry County Schools Environmental Education Program - Woodstock
- MRC Polymers Inc. - Chicago
- Mueller Company - Decatur
- Original Smith Printing - Bloomington
- Rhodia, Inc. - Blue Island
- Vaughan and Bushnell Manufacturing Company - Bushnell
- Village of Orland Park - Orland Park
- WCIA-Channel 3 - Champaign
Continuous Improvement Award winners
- Abbott - Abbott Park
- Abbott - North Chicago
- Ball Corporation - Elgin
- Caterpillar Inc. Engine Center - Mossville
- Cintas - Romeoville
- Department of Aviation O'Hare Modernization Program - Chicago
- Consolidated Printing Company - Chicago
- Continental Tire North America - Mount Vernon
- Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. - LaGrange
- Frigel North America - East Dundee
- Harris Corporation - Broadcast Communications Division- Quincy
- Hitachi Metals Automotive Components USA, LLC - Effingham
- Illinois Correctional Industries - Menard
- Navistar, Inc - Melrose Park
- NOW Foods, Inc. - Bloomingdale
- PortionPac Chemical Corporation - Chicago
2008 Award Ceremony
October 23, 2008
Governor's Pollution Prevention Award Winners
- Ball Corporation in Elgin
- Carlisle Syntech Inc. in Greenville
- Christy Weber Landscapes in Chicago
- Cintas Corporation in Bedford Park
- Digital Hub in Chicago
- Frigel North America in Lake Zurich
- Illinois Correctional Industries in Menard
- Kent H. Landsberg Company in Lombard
- NOW Foods in Bloomingdale
- O'Hare Modernization Program in Chicago
- Plum Grove Printers in Hoffman Estates
- Richelieu Foods in Elk Grove
- Wilbur Wright College in Chicago
Governor's Continuous Improvement Award Winnners
- Abbott in North Chicago
- Baxter Healthcare in Round Lake
- Cadbury Adams in Rockford
- Caterpillar Logistics in Morton
- Caterpillar Engine Center in Mossville
- Electro-motive Diesel, Inc. in LaGrange
- Hitachi Metals Automotive Components in Effingham
- Nalco Company in Chicago
- National Manufacturing in Rock Falls
- Pontiac Township High School in Pontiac
- PortionPac Chemical Corp. in Chicago
- ZF Sales & Service in Vernon Hills
Illinois Sustainable Technology Award Winner
- National Manufacturing in Rock Falls
2007 Award Ceremony
October 25, 2007
2007 Governor's Pollution Prevention Award Winners
- All-Brite Anodizing Co.
- Amerikal Products Corporation
- Crest Industries
- Electronic Interconnect Inc. (EI)
- HN Automotive Inc (HNAI)
- Horigan Urban Forest Products, Inc.
- Koppers Inc.
- New Holland Apartments
2007 Governor's Continuous Improvement Award Winners
- Abbott
- Akzo Nobel Non-Stick Coatings
- Cadbury Adams
- Caterpillar Inc. Hydraulics and Hydraulic Systems
- Caterpillar Inc. Cast Metals Organization (CMO)
- Caterpillar Inc. Mossville Engine Center (MEC)
- Cintas Corporation
- Consolidated Printing
- Farmland Foods
- GE Healthcare
- International Truck and Engine
- Nalco Company
2007 Illinois Sustainable Technology Award Winners
- Colbert Packaging Corp
- Crown Cork & Seal Beverage Division
2006 Governor's Pollution Prevention Award Winners
October 25th, 2006
Small company
- Consolidated Printing Co.
- Chem Processing, Inc.
- PortionPac Chemical Corporation
- Spraylat Corporation
Large company
- CITGO-Lemont
- Farmland Foods, Inc.
- Illinois Department of Military Affairs
Vendor/Supplier
Educational Organization
- Pontiac Township High School
Continuous Improvement Awards
- Abbott
- Cardinal Health
- Caterpillar-Mossville Engine Center
- Continental Tire North America
- Gates Corporation
- GE Healthcare
- Harris Corporation's Broadcast Communication Division
- International Truck & Engine Corporation
- ITT Bell & Gossett
- Lansing Cleaners
- Nestle' USA
- R.B. White, Inc.
- Sarah Bush Lincoln Health System
- St. Joseph's Hospital
Innovate Illinois Award
- Caterpillar-Mossville Engine Center
2005 Governor's Pollution Prevention Award Winners
October 20th, 2005
Large Industry Category
- Akzo Nobel Non-Stick Coatings
- Cardinal Health
- Cintas Corporation
Service Organization
- Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Systems
Continuous Improvement Awards
- Solvent Systems International, Inc.
- Nalco Company
- Cadbury Adams
- Caterpillar Inc. - CMO
- Caterpillar Mossville Engine Center
- Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc.
- GE Healthcare
- International Truck and Engine Corporation
- National Manufacturing
- ZF Sales and Service
- Norco Cleaners
2004 Governor's Pollution Prevention Awards
October 21st, 2004
Large Industry Category
- Behr Process Corporation
- The Crown Cork & Seal USA, Inc.
- GM Electro-Motive
- Cadbury Adams
Educational Institution
- Community Unit School District #3 (Cuba) Cuba School
Service Organization
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Continuous Improvement Award
- International Truck & Engine Corp.
- Commonwealth Edison
- Nalco Company
- Sherwin Williams-Minwax
- Caterpillar’s Technology and Solutions Division
- Abbott Laboratories
- Caterpillar Cast Metals Organization
- Maytag Herrin Laundry Products
- GE Healthcare Bio-sciences
17th Annual Illinois Governor's Pollution Prevention Awards
October 14, 2003
Educational Institution Category
Service Organization Category
Small Industry Category
Large Industry Category
Continuous Improvement Category
Innovate Illinois Award
16th Annual Illinois Governor's Pollution Prevention Awards
October 18, 2002
Vendor/Supplier Category
- Crazy Horse Concrete, Inc.
Community Group Category
Service Organization Category
- 182d Airlift Wing, Illinois Air National Guard
- St. Elizabeth's Hospital
- St. Joseph's Hospital
Small Industry Category
Medium Industry Category
- Gleason Cutting Tools Corp.
- ZF Industries, Inc.
Large Industry Category
- Baxter-Healthcare, Renal Division
- Collins & Aikman Corporation Rantoul Products
- Matsushita Universal Media Services LLC of America
- Maytag, Galesburg Refrigeration Products
- Minwax
Continuous Improvement Category
- Amersham Health
- Abbott Laboratories
- Caterpillar, Inc., Mining & Construction Equipment Division
- International Truck and Engine Corporation
- Lansing Cleaners
- National Manufacturing
- Stepan Company
Innovate Illinois Award
- Caterpillar Inc. Technical Services Division (TSD)
15th Annual Illinois Governor's Pollution Prevention Awards
October 25, 2001
Vendor/Supplier Category
- Hardwood Line Manufacturing - Chicago
Small Industry Category
- Able Electropolishing, Co. Inc - Chicago
- C.J. Saporito Plating Company - Cicero
- Isotech Laboratories, Inc - Champaign
- Swenson Spreader Company - Lindenwood
Medium Industry Category
- Kester Solder Company - Des Plaines
Large Industry Category
- Midwest Generation EME, LLC - Chicago
Continuous Improvement
- Abbott Laboratories, Inc - North Chicago
- American NTN Bearing Manufacturing, Inc - Elgin
- Caterpillar, Inc. - MapletonCaterpillar, Inc. - Peoria
- Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) - Oakbrook Terrace
- Homeshield - Chatsworth
- International Truck and Engine Corp - Melrose Park
- National Manufacturing - Sterling
- Norcross Safety Products - Rock Island
- Noveon, Inc - Henry
14th Annual Illinois Governor's Pollution Prevention Awards
October 27, 2000
Vendor/Supplier Category
- Arbortech Corporation - McHenry
- ChemNova Technologies / Norhern Illinois University - DeKalb
Small Industry Category
- Big River Technologies, Inc. - Rock Island
- Chilo Manufacturing & Plating - Chicago
- Lansing Cleaners - Lansing
Medium Industry Category
- Burgess-Norton Manufacturing Co. - Geneva
- Norcross Safety Products LLC - Rock Island
Large Industry Category
- ADM Railcar Repair Facility - Decatur
- Continental General Tire - Mount Vernon
- National Manufacturing Company - Sterling
Continuous Improvement - Medium Category
- Ethyl Petroleum Additives, Inc. - Sauget ITT McDonnell & Miller
- Chicago Stepan Company,
- Millsdale Facility - Elmwood
Continuous Improvement - Large Category
- Baxter Healthcare Corp. - Round Lake Technical Park
- Round Lake Caterpillar Inc. - Technical
- Services Division - Peoria Commonwealth
Edison - Chicago International Truck and Engine Corp. (Navistar) - Melrose
Park
13th Annual Illinois Governor's Pollution Prevention Awards
October 1999
Vendor/Supplier Category
- Nalco Chemical Company
- The Roscoe Company
Service Organization
- Murco Recycling Enterprises, Inc.
- VA Chicago Health Care System
Small Industry Category
- Ace Plating Company - Chicago
- Daubert Chemical Company, Inc. - Chicago
- SWD, Inc.
Large Industry Category
- Avon Products, Inc. - Morton Grove
- Caterpillar, Inc., Mapleton Facility - Mapleton
- Scott Air Force Base - Rantoul
- Warner Electric, Industrial Products Division - Roscoe
Continuous Improvement - Service Organization
Continuous Improvement - Medium Category
- American NTN Bearing Manufacturing Corp, Elgin Plant
- Elgin
- Eagle Wings Industries, Inc.
Continuous Improvement - Large Category
- Argonne National Laboratory - Argonne
- BF Goodrich - Henry
- Honeywell Micro Switch Division, Plant 4 - Chicago
- ITT McDonnell & Miller
- Motorola, Inc. - Network Storage Solutions
- Motorola, Inc. - Personal Communications Sector - Libertyville
- Navistar International Transportation Corporation - Melrose Park
12th Annual Illinois Goveror's Pollution Prevention Awards
October 1998
Community
- Safer Pest Control Project & Henry Horner Residents
Committee - Chicago
Education Category
- Illinois State University/University of Illinois Livestock
and Urban Waste Recycling Research Team - Bloomington & Champaign
- Southern Illinois Univeristy - Edwardsville & Carbondale
Vendor Category
Small Industry Category
- BF Goodrich Specialty Chemicals
- Dow Chemical Company - Joliet Facility
- Specialty Screw Corporation
Medium Industry Category
- Borg Warner Automotive - Bellwood
- Eagle Wings Industries, Inc. - Rantoul
- Ethyl Petroleum Additivies, Inc. - Sauget
- Honeywell Micro Switch Division - Galena
- ITT McDonnell & Miller - Chicago
- Stepan Company - Millsdale Facility - Millsdale
Large Industry Category
- Abbott Laboratories - Abbott Park
- Argonne National Laboratories - Argonne
- Caterpillar Inc. - Decatur
- Caterpillar Inc. - Peoria
- Commonwealth Edison - Chicago
- Honeywell Micro Switch Division - Plant 4
- Motorola ILO2 Facility - Schaumburg
- Navistar International Transportation Company - Melrose Park
- U.S. Naval Hospital - Great Lakes
- WH Maze Company
11th Annual Illinois Governor's Pollution Prevention Awards
October 1997
Vendor Category
- Navistar International Transportation Corporation -
Melrose Park
Small Industry Category
- McWhorter Technologies, Inc. - Carpentersville
- Panek Precision - Northbrook
- John Deere Harvester - Moline
- Highland Supply Corporation - Highland
- Motorola Land Mobile Products Sector - Schaumburg
Medium Industry Category
- American NTN Bearing Manufacturing Corporation - Elgin
- Dopaco, Inc. - St. Charles
- Eagle Wings Industries, Inc. - Rantoul
- The Gates Rubber Company - Galesburg
- Olin Corporation - East Alton
- Stepan Company - Elwood
- U.S. Postal Service - Carol Stream Vehicle Maintenance Facility - Carol Stream
Large Industry Category
- Abbott Laboratories - Abbotte Park
- Argonne National Laboratory - Argonne
- Baxter Healthcare Corporation - Roundlake Technology Park
- Caterpillar, Inc. - Decatur
- Caterpillar, Inc. - East Peoria
- Chrysler Corporation - Belvidere
- Commonwealth Edison Company - Chicago
- U. S. Postal Service - Peoria
10th Annual Illinois Governor's Pollution Prevention Awards
October 1996
- Abbott Laboratories
- Baxter Healthcare, Inc. Drug Delivery Plant
- Case Corporation, East Moline
- Central Illinois Light Company
- Chemical Industry Council of Illinois
- Chrysler Corporation
- Commonwealth Edison
- DuPage County Solid Waste Education Center
- Ethyl Petroleum Additives Inc.
- Ethyl Petroleum Additives Inc.
- General Electric, Cicero Plant
- Harris Corporation, Broadcast Division
- Hevi-Duty Electric
- Highland Supply Corporation
- Honeywell Micro Switch Division
- Madison County Transit District
- Motorola IL02 Facility
- Navistar International Transport (aka Intl. Truck & Engine)
- Northwestern University Recycling Program
- Raymond Marquith Elementary School
- St. Clair County Health Department
- State Farm Insurance, Illinois Regional Office
- Streator Township High School
- Tenneco Packaging, Specialty Products
9th Annual Illinois Governor's Pollution Prevention Awards
October 1995
- 3M Cordova
- Amoco Chemical Co.
- Amoco Chemical Co.
- Caterpillar Inc. - East Peoria
- Caterpillar Inc. - Mossville Engine Center
- Central Illinois Light Company
- Chrysler Corporation
- Commonwealth Edison
- Eaton Corporation
- Elgin Community College
- Homeshield Fabricated Products
- Honeywell Micro Switch Division
- Motorola Lighting Inc.
- Stepan Company
- Tellabs Operations, Inc.
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- UOP McCook Plant
8th Annual Illinois Governor's Pollution Prevention Awards
October 1994
- Amoco Chemical Co.
- Argonne National Laboratory
- Central Illinois Light Company
- Chemical Industry Council of Illinois
- Chrysler Corporation
- Eichrom Industries, Inc.
- Illini FS Inc.
- Medi-Physics, Inc.
- Mobil Oil Refinery - Joliet
- Motorola IL02 Facility
- Motorola Lighting Inc.
- Nichols-Homeshield Chatsworth
- Northwest Community Hospital
- Olin Corporaiton
- Poly Environ Laboratory, Inc.
- Sundstrand Aerospace
- University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign
7th Annual Illinois Governor's Pollution Prevention Awards
October 1993
- Arens Controls, Inc.
- Aurora Sanitary District
- Central States Education Center
- Chemical Industry Council of Illinois
- Chicagoland Processing Corporation
- G.E. Plastics
- Griffin Wheel Company
- Harris Corporation, Broadcast Division
- Mobil Oil Corp.
- Motorola, Inc.
- Nalco Chemical Company
- R.B. White, Inc.
- Tellabs Operations, Inc.
- University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign
6th Annual Illinois Governor's Pollution Prevention Awards
October 1992
- American Foundrymen's Society
- CCL Custom Manufacturing Inc.
- Chemical Industry Council of Illinois
- Chicagoland Processing Corporation
- Chrysler Corporation
- DAP, Inc.
- Eagle Wings Industries, Inc.
- Eaton Corporation
- First Brands Corporation
- Fluid Power Systems
- Henry Pratt Company
- Hevi-Duty Electric
- Imperial Bondware Corporation
- Interlakes Companies, Inc.
- Justrite Manufacturing
- Marvel Group
- Motorola, Inc.
- National Castings, Inc.
- Navistar International Transport (aka Intl. Truck & Engine)
- Nichols-Homeshield, Inc.
- North American Lighting, Inc.
- Piatt County Farm Bureau
- Toppert Sales & Leasing, Inc.
- Village of Rantoul
5th Annual Illinois Governor's Pollution Prevention Awards
October 1991
- Abbott Laboratories
- Advanced Filtration Systems, Inc.
- American Electroplaters Society - Chicago Branch
- Aurora Sanitary District
- Caterpillar Inc. - Pontiac
- Chemical Industry Council of Illinois
- Chicago Fire Brick Company
- Chicagoland Bicycle Federation
- First Brands Corporation
- Honeywell Inc.
- Nalco Chemical Company
- Northwestern University
- Ozoteq, Inc.
- Stericycle, Inc.
- Streator Township High School
- Sun Chemical Corporation, Chicago
- Sun Chemical Corporation, Kankakee
- Thermal Fluid Start, Inc.
- Twinplex Manufacturing Company
4th Annual Illinois Governor's Pollution Prevention Awards
October 1990
- Caterpillar Inc. - Joliet
- Four Star Tool, Inc.
- Interlake Company, Inc.
- Itel Rail Corporation
- Motorola, Inc.
- Ohmite Manufacturing
- Searle & Company
- United Technologies Automotive
- Wildlife Prairie Park
3rd Annual Illinois Governor's Pollution Prevention Awards
October 1989
- Illinois Agricultural Assn. Employeees Recreational Assn.
- Industrial Waste Eliminiation Research Ctr. of IIT
- Johnson & Johnson Health Care Co.
- Moline Paint Manufacturing Company
2nd Annual Illinois Governor's Pollution Prevention Awards
October 1988
- Automotive Wholesales of Illinois
- Borg Warner Chemicals, Inc.
- Illinois Benedictine College
- MPI Label Systems of Illinois, Inc.
- Omni Circuits, Inc.
1st Annual Illinois Governor's Pollution Prevention Awards
October 1987
- Continental/Midland Inc.
- General Motors Corp., Central Foundry
- Safety-Kleen Corporation
- Solvent Systems International, Inc.