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There was a sense of urgency creating a sanitary district due to a booming population, the fear of waterborne illness, the quality of the drinking water supply in Lake Michigan and a contaminated river, but two previous attempts at legislation in the Illinois General Assembly had been stalled over concerns of discharging used water downstream.
Freeport is a small industrial city of 24,000 in northwest Illinois. For a price tag of $13 million, it's building a new public water system to tap deep into new, uncontaminated water sources.
Water backed up into the Big Muddy Basin, forming a lake much like the artificial Rend Lake but covering a larger area. The ancient lake silted in, forming a flat bottom. After the melting of the Wisconsinan glacier, the level of the Mississippi dropped, allowing the lake to drain. A new channel formed within the old lake bed.
Water contamination in Crestwood, Illinois, United States, a village in Cook County, was discovered in April 2009 by Tricia Krause, who reached out to local newspapers, which reported that the city had been using a well which was contaminated with toxic chemicals as the village's drinking water for 40 years.
The Illinois Commerce Commission is a quasi-judicial tribunal that regulates public utility services in the U.S. state of Illinois. The mission of the ICC is "to pursue an appropriate balance between the interest of consumers and existing and emerging service providers to ensure the provision of adequate, efficient, reliable, safe and least ...
The Illinois General Assembly advanced 186 bills out over a three-day stretch. Here are 5 we're keeping our eyes on. Illinois lawmakers recently passed 186 bills out of committee.
Account holders who have held funds in this vehicle for more than five years can start withdrawing cash tax-free at 59 and a half years old. Ramsey had a longer time horizon in mind for Jodi.
Richview Township, Washington County, Illinois • coordinates 38°21′56″N 89°12′38″W / 38.3656053°N 89.2106324°W / 38.3656053; -89.2106324 ( Little Muddy River