Water main break closes 2 schools in Dixmoor, repairs complete, officials say

Thursday, January 29, 2026
DIXMOOR, Ill. (WLS) -- A water main break closed two schools in south suburban Dixmoor Thursday, but it has since been repaired, the village said.

The water main break was at 146th and Seeley Avenue.



Rosa L. Parks Middle School and Martin Luther King Elementary School were both closed Thursday, village officials said.

ABC7 was told this was the fourth water main break in Dixmoor this month.

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The water main break was repaired late Thursday, village officials said. Schools will resume classes as normal on Friday.



There was no boil order and the water was deemed safe, officials said.
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