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I Team Lead Contamination

How does testing water for lead work at Chicago schools?

  • Nov 15, 2023

Chicago working to replace hundreds of thousands of lead pipes

  • Jul 21, 2023

I-Team follows effects of lead poisoning in Chicago area children

  • Nov 11, 2022

University Park residents still using bottled water 2 years after lead discovery

  • May 25, 2021

Chicago unveils new lead pipe replacement program

  • Sep 10, 2020

New rules aim to improve lead poisoning testing in Illinois

  • Jan 16, 2019

Drinking fountains reactivated as city addresses lead in water

  • Jun 10, 2017

Chicago students raise awareness about lead in water

  • May 8, 2017

Latest Videos

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How does testing water for lead work at Chicago schools?

  • Nov 15, 2023
0:30

Trouble on Tap

  • Sep 27, 2023
4:06

Chicago working to replace hundreds of thousands of lead pipes

  • Jul 21, 2023
0:32

How to have your home checked for lead

  • Jul 21, 2023
0:45

What happens if lead is found?

  • Jul 21, 2023
1:22

Free Lead Service Line Replacement

  • Jul 21, 2023
2:27

I-Team follows effects of lead poisoning in Chicago area children

  • Nov 11, 2022
1:10

How to know if your home has lead paint

  • Nov 11, 2022

Latest Stories

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Berwyn landlord forced to remove lead contamination from apartment

The landlord of a Berwyn apartment was forced to remove dangerous lead paint after an I-Team report sparked the Illinois Attorney General to file a lawsuit against them.

  • Feb 1, 2017
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High lead levels found in nearly 20 percent of park district fountains

The Chicago Park District has completed its testing program on water fountains in field houses, parks and on the lakefront and almost 20 percent of the water fountains tested positive for elevated levels of lead.

  • Oct 18, 2016
WLS

Chicago sees spike in requests for lead testing of water

Following the Flint water crisis, Chicago has been flooded with requests from homeowners to test their water for lead contamination, according to documents the I-Team obtained via a Freedom of Information Act request.

  • Oct 4, 2016
WLS

Chicago interns investigate lead in fountains after I-Team stories

The I-Team's ongoing investigation into local lead hazards in public water fountains has sparked Chicago student interns to do their own investigation. And they found more reasons for concern.

  • Aug 31, 2016
WLS

Chicago Park District shuts down water fountains after finding high lead levels

The Chicago Park District is taking action after an investigation conducted by the ABC7 I-Team regarding elevated lead levels in public water fountains.

  • Aug 26, 2016