Water pipes burst in extreme cold around Chicago area
Extremely cold temperatures can lead water mains to crack and burst — sending water flowing onto the streets above. Sara Machi reports.
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Extremely cold temperatures can lead water mains to crack and burst — sending water flowing onto the streets above. Sara Machi reports.
Neighbors on Henley Street said their block is prone to water main breaks, with four already this winter, including twice earlier this week.
Dixmoor is not alone in the issue. Water infrastructure issues are plaguing other parts of the south suburbs as well.
The boil order was issued Wednesday as a precautionary measure for parts of Beverly, Morgan Park, and Auburn Gresham after a water main break at a pumping station Tuesday night.
The City of Chicago issued a boil order for three Far South Side neighborhoods that affects up to 60,000 residents after a water main broke Tuesday night.
The City of Chicago issued a boil order for three Far South Side neighborhoods that affects up to 60,000 residents after a water main broke Tuesday night.
With at least one resident on the brink of homelessness, neither the city, the HOA, nor the insurance company have fully paid to repair the homes that flooded back in January.
With at least one resident on the brink of homelessness, neither the City of Country Club Hills, the HOA, nor the insurance company have fully paid to repair the homes that flooded back in January. CBS 2's Lauren Victory reports.
The water main break has caused low water pressure for the entire village.
There have been 14 water main breaks in the village since the end of January.
There have been 14 water main breaks in the village since the end of January.
The two latest water main breaks happened at 144th Street and Paulina Street and at 141st and Wood Street.
A boil water order was lifted just Friday after three broken water mains were repaired.
A boil water order was lifted just Friday after three broken water mains were repaired.
"at this point our community is overwhelmed," Dixmoor Village President Fitzgerald Roberts said. "We need help. These old pipes are breaking, and we have no idea when it will stop."
"We are working as fast as we can to identify the problem so we can fix it," Village President Fitzgerald Roberts said.
Schools in south suburban Dixmoor were closed Monday morning, and a new boil water order was in place, after at least three more water main breaks.
Schools in south suburban Dixmoor were closed Monday morning, and a new boil water order was in place, after at least two more water main breaks.
It's the village's fourth repair since Monday.
It's the village's fourth repair since Monday.
There had been at least four water main breaks in Dixmoor this week.
A boil water order in Dixmoor was lifted on Friday, following multiple water main breaks this week.
The village has been plagued with water main breaks.
The village has been plagued with water main breaks. There've been four breaks since Monday. They've all been repaired.
The fire near Main Street and Judson and the water break combined to cause very low water pressure at some homes and businesses in the area.
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