Large water bill spikes have Bolingbrook residents upset
Some homeowners said their sky-high water bills now have them considering moving out of the southwest suburb.
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De Mar won a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award in 2015 for her investigative reporting on a woman who was severely burned when her car's fuel tank caught fire. De Mar also won a Regional Emmy Award in 2017 for her reporting on a now-convicted serial killer who confessed his crimes to De Mar in a series of letters from prison.
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Some homeowners said their sky-high water bills now have them considering moving out of the southwest suburb.
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