24/7 LiveChicago & Suburban Cook Co.North SuburbsWest SuburbsSouth SuburbsNW Indiana

Watch Live

Weather & Traffic

Weather

Forecast

Power Outage Tracker

I-Team

Investigates

Price Tracker

Streaming

Chicago Proud

Sports Overtime

Drinking Water

Residents, lawmakers oppose proposed water utility rate increase

  • Jul 15
(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

FIFA to allow some water bottles into World Cup stadiums

  • Jun 8

FIFA bans refillable water bottles at World Cup stadiums

  • Jun 5

EPA investigating after IL residents report discolored, smelly water

  • Apr 29

Crews replacing lead water lines, including in homes, in west suburb

  • Apr 13

Two Dixmoor water main breaks repaired, village officials say

  • Feb 9

2 water main breaks affect dozens of homes in south suburbs: Officials

  • Feb 8

Boil order in effect in Dixmoor as water main fixed

  • Feb 2

Latest Videos

2:06

Crews replacing lead water lines, including in homes, in west suburb

  • Apr 13
0:26

Elevated levels of lead found in some drinking water in west suburb

  • Jul 16, 2025
0:24

High levels of lead found in drinking water in west suburb

  • Jul 15, 2025
2:18

Suburban mayor wants water rights back after high nitrate levels found

  • Jun 9, 2025
0:15

Boil order lifted in north suburb after nearly 1 week

  • Jul 28, 2024
1:55

Alarming number of Chicago children may have been exposed to lead

  • Mar 20, 2024
0:30

North suburb warns residents about contaminated drinking water

  • Jan 29, 2024
1:07

New Orleans issues emergency declaration amid possible water crisis

  • Sep 25, 2023

Latest Stories

Water main break impacting more than half of Dixmoor residents, village president says

A water main break in Dixmoor is impacting more than half of the south suburban community on Sunday, officials said.

  • Feb 2

Microplastics in brains, bloodstreams: I-Team investigates contamination, efforts to measure risks

The ABC7 I-Team is tracking a new and major push to understand the level of microplastics in drinking water in Chicago and throughout the country.

  • Dec 4, 2025

Black water with 'rotten eggs' smell plagues Beaverville, Ill. residents for 6 months and counting

What if the water coming out of your faucet was black and smelled?

  • Nov 18, 2025

The Great Lakes: Protecting Our Natural Wonder

Chicago scientists are on the front lines, dedicating their time to finding solutions for the environmental threats facing the Great Lakes.

  • Oct 20, 2025

Lake Forest boil order lifted after crews repair water main break, officials say

A north suburban boil order was lifted on Sunday after crews repaired a water main break, officials said.

  • Oct 12, 2025