Water main break closes schools in Dixmoor, Illinois

A water main break has caused school closures in Dixmoor, Illinois, on Thursday. 

According to the village president, crews are responding to the water main break at 146th and Seeley Avenue. Surrounding homes will be without water temporarily. 

Rosa L. Parks Middle School and Martin Luther King Elementary School will be closed on Thursday.   

Video from the scene shows slush and ice covering the street near the break. 

It is not clear how long crews will be working to restore the break.

Dixmoor has suffered from problems with its water infrastructure for years.

The serious water issues in Dixmoor were in the headlines as far back as 2021, after multiple main breaks resulted in boil orders, schools shutting down,  and unreliable water pressure.

In September 2024, the village celebrated the completion of a $2 million project to install a new and larger water main in the village. But as Village President Fitzgerald Roberts explained at the time that the new main, funded by an expensive federal lifeline, was just an "artery," and the village still had to replace the "veins."

This is a developing story. CBS News Chicago will continue to provide updates.