LANSING — Five Branch County school systems and the Branch Intermediate School District will share part of $50 million in Filter First clean drinking water grants for schools and childcare centers.

Chicago residents risk daily lead exposure from toxic lead service lines, the underground pipes that connect buildings to the city’s water supply. The city has the most lead service lines in the ...

After another six months of testing using recently-heightened requirements, Aurora officials have again found high levels of ...

Illinois environmental advocates are calling for immediate action to reduce lead exposure and are urging Gov. J.B. Pritzker ...

Expanding the Medicaid 1115 waiver to cover certified filters will not solve the entire crisis — but it’s the fastest and ...

Elgin officials are again alerting residents after some drinking water samples exceeded allowable lead levels during a recent ...

Illinois environmental advocates are calling on the governor to use an unusual funding method to reduce lead exposure.

The city of Elgin plans to remove 900 more lead water service lines in 2026, targeting properties south of Larkin Avenue and east of McLean Boulevard. That will bring the total to nearly 4,339 by the ...

Caitlin Johnston got a “jarring” letter in early November that said a lead pipe carried water into her house. Johnston and her husband had just closed on their home in the Highland Park neighborhood ...

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