sewer infrastructure

Cook County LeadCare program restores trust in tap water use

The program leverages $15 million in federal funding to replace lead water service lines for area childcare providers free of charge.

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Despite delays, IDOT reconstruction plan to completely rebuild Wood Street by 2025

It is a three-mile project along Wood Street and Ashland Avenue, all the way from 138th Street in Riverdale, passing through Dixmoor, to 161st Street in Harvey.

Water detention basin will reduce local flooding but displace some Harvey residents

Here's what we know about the forthcoming "Harvey Flood Relief Project."

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