Chicago Water Department

Crews are continuing to work to clean up the mess after water flooded portions of Lower Wacker Drive early Saturday morning. According to authorities, the Chicago Water Department received calls at approximately 1 a.m. of flooding on the southbound side of Lower Wacker just under the area of Clark Street. When crews arrived, water was gushing out of a pipe…

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced new assistance programs to help qualifying homeowners replace lead water lines across Chicago. The Equity Lead Service Line Replacement Program will provide full replacement for low-income residents that own and live in their home, have a household income below 80-percent of the median income and have consistent lead concentrations above 15 ppb in their water,…

Chicago firefighters and workers at the city’s Water Department are in mourning after beloved employees in each department passed away after battling the novel coronavirus. “Both men were dedicated public servants who loved their city and both of their deaths serve as a painful reminder (of the) seriousness of this disease,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Wednesday. At the Chicago...

Chicago firefighters and workers at the city’s Water Department are in mourning after beloved employees in each department passed away after battling the novel coronavirus. NBC 5’s Christian Farr has the story.