Former Dolton water official gets 3 months for falsifying data
A former Dolton certified water operator was sentenced to three months in prison on charges that he falsified paperwork to make it seem like the south suburb was properly sampling its drinking water....
View ArticleGreat Lakes states approve thirsty Waukesha’s water plea
A suburban Milwaukee city won a hard-fought battle Tuesday to draw its drinking water from Lake Michigan, a key test of a regional compact designed to safeguard the Great Lakes region’s abundant but...
View ArticleRauner signs school, day care lead-testing law
Illinois elementary schools and day care centers will have to test drinking water sources for lead under legislation that Gov. Bruce Rauner signed Monday. Rauner says the new law “is a step in...
View ArticleAsk the Doctors: No matter the acidity, water best drink choice
Dear Doctor: We’ve lived in our house for years — and raised three boys on well water. All have been reasonably healthy. But I recently learned that the well water’s pH is 8.5-plus. Should we be...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Protect drinking water near quarries before there’s a crisis
Illinois does not need another case of rubble trouble. Last week, the Associated Press reported that 80 percent of old Illinois quarries that allow the dumping of concrete and other demolition waste...
View ArticleVallas, Green warn Chicago faces Flint-style drinking water crisis
Chicago could face a drinking water crisis akin to the one in Flint, Michigan, unless the city halts main-line construction and embarks on a cost-sharing plan to replace lead service lines, two mayoral...
View ArticleAldermen urged to ‘learn from Flint’s nightmare’ and replace lead service lines
The City Council was urged Monday to “learn from Flint’s nightmare” by slapping a 1 percent tax on the sale of high-end property to help homeowners defray the cost of replacing lead service lines that...
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