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Illinois, elevated lead and drinking water
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Communities in Cook and DuPage counties get most of their water from Lake Michigan, while Kane, McHenry, Kendall, Will and western Lake counties get theirs from groundwater. Many of the communities… ...
So-called “forever chemicals” have been found in 45% of the nation’s tap water, according to a recent government study, but is your tap water affected?
An interactive map from the Illinois EPA shows the systems where PFAS have been detected. It includes water samplings from Illinois systems and shows where a system stands on PFAS levels ...
Most water systems in Illinois have found lead at least once in the past decade; the state has more lead pipes connecting homes to water mains than […] Skip to content. All Sections.
The Illinois Department of National Resources' Office of Water Resources told 5 On Your Side that the secondary dam failed, but it was designed to fail with high water levels.
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