More Chicago families would be eligible to have the lead service lines in their homes or two-flats replaced using federal funds after the initial program launched by Mayor Lori Lightfoot 20 months ago failed to get off the ground.
As part of that program, crews have replaced just 54 of the approximately 400,000 lead service lines responsible for contaminating Chicagoans’ tap water since Lightfoot declared that it was “way past time” to ensure that Chicagoans have clean water in their homes,Lead service lines connect more Chicago homes to water mains than in any other American city, in large part because officials required that lead pipes be used to funnel water to single-family homes and small apartment buildings for...
In July 2021, the program was expanded to include any household with children younger than 18 that earned less than less than 80% of the area’s median income, regardless of whether their home had an elevated level of lead in its drinking water, officials said. Homes where children live or have elevated levels of lead in the water will be prioritized, officials said.
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