Have your Urban Garden Soil Tested

Just a reminder for those of you that live in "urban" (or even some suburban) areas, you may want to get your soil tested for contaminants, especially lead. Here's an interested article from the NYT:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/garden/14lead.html?_r=1&hpw

Yeah, I was really concerned about this, especially with a toddler that we coverted from a in the soil garden to a raised garden bed except for a few things.

For those who want to test, the best deal I could find was at UIC.

Openlands was really helpful in finding local testing sites, etc.

How does soil testing @ UIC work?
Are there any other options for a vehicle-less Chicagoan?
Did you call Openlands or is there an online link somewhere to local testing sites?

Thanks!

Northwestern did a very good study of lead levels in yard soil in West Town and found that it is a serious problem. They tested a wide variety of vegetables grown in yard soil and enough lead was passed into the plants to cause concern (especially for toddlers). Leafy vegetables and herbs took in much more lead than fruiting vegetables, and lead levels were generally higher up against houses (where lead paint would flake off onto the ground).

The state has a searchable list of approved lead testers here:
http://app.idph.state.il.us/Envhealth/lead/Leadinsp.asp

Testing can be over $100, so it may be cheaper and safer to just go ahead and build raised beds.