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1. www.chicagotribune.com › 2021/02/26 › where-doesWhere does your town get its water? Search our map.

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   Feb 26, 2021 · 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.

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2. www.chicagotribune.com › 2021/03/18 › salt-may-be-aSalt may be a savior for roads, but it imperils Chicago-area ...

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   Mar 18, 2021 · And as some communities push to improve their road salting strategies, state officials are nearing the end of a two-decade push to adopt a stricter rule limiting chlorides in Chicago-area...

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Chicago_Area_Water_QualityChicago area water quality - Wikipedia

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   Ever since Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837, [1] it has faced multiple issues concerning water quality to accommodate its growing size, driven by the city's ideal geography and accessibility to one of the largest bodies of fresh water, the Great Lakes. [2]

4. www.chicago.gov › city › enWater Quality Results and Reports - City of Chicago

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   Water Quality Results and Reports. The Chicago Department of Water Management is constantly monitoring and testing the quality of Chicago’s drinking water. The safety and quality of Chicago’s tap water is our top priority.

5. blockclubchicago.org › 2023/09/18 › these-south-andThese South And West Side Neighborhoods Have Been Hardest Hit ...

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   Sep 18, 2023 · CHICAGO — A long-awaited environmental and health study names large portions of the South and West sides as “environmental justice neighborhoods,” and officials say they’ll prioritize reducing pollution in those communities while securing community benefits around major developments.

6. www.wbez.org › environment-public-health › 2024Lead in the drinking water is still a problem in the U.S ...

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   Apr 1, 2024 · In Chicago, about 400,000 homes still get their tap water through lead service lines — pipes that connect individual homes to the main water line. And nearly 70% of young children are getting...

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   Why is Chicago's water quality so bad?

   • Ever since Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837, it has faced multiple issues concerning water quality to accommodate its growing size, driven by the city's ideal geography and accessibility to one of the largest bodies of fresh water, the Great Lakes.

   Chicago area water quality - Wikipedia

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   Is Chicago tap water safe?

   • The safety and quality of Chicago’s tap water is our top priority. This is our annual Consumer Confidence Report providing the public with a compressive overview of the Chicago Water System and an annual average water quality data.

   City of Chicago :: Water Quality Results and Reports

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   Are Chicago's 'environmental justice neighborhoods' overburdened by pollution and industry?

   • Chicago’s “environmental justice neighborhoods” were identified in a new study, which will help inform how the city develops communities overburdened by pollution and industry. Remnants of late industry is seen near the Calumet River is seen from the 92nd Street-Ewing Avenue Bridge on Jan. 4, 2023. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago

   These South And West Side Neighborhoods Have Been Hardest Hit By

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   How did the Chicago Canal help reduce water pollution?

   • According to Macaitis, it specifically took water pumped in from the Chicago River and discharged it back onto a high point in the Canal to ease and reduce the water pollution of Lake Michigan, the main supply of water. However, the Canal was an inadequate solution to combat the growing problems to come.

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   Should neighborhoods suffer more pollution than other neighborhoods?

   • Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson joined city officials and environmental activists in unveiling the study at a press conference Monday. “In the greatest city in the world, no neighborhood should have to suffer the burden of pollution more so than any other neighborhood,” Johnson said.

   These South And West Side Neighborhoods Have Been Hardest Hit By

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   Is Chicago's New air pollution report more detailed than the 2020 report?

   • But the new study is more detailed than the 2020 report, said Megan Cunningham, managing deputy commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health. The earlier report is limited only to air pollution and quantitative data, she said.

   These South And West Side Neighborhoods Have Been Hardest Hit By

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8. experts.illinois.edu › en › publicationsA unique solution to Chicago's water pollution: tunnels and ...

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   For more than 125 years Chicago has been diverting water from Lake Michigan to serve its domestic/industrial water needs, to dilute the city’s polluted waters, and to enable navigation to Chicago from the Illinois River system.These diversions created a series of controversies with other lake states and seven of these controversies have gone ...