Water main break prompts closure Monday of two Dixmoor schools, latest in a string of water supply issues that have plagued the south suburb.
An engineer closes up the gate to the Dixmoor pumping station after checking on gages in 2021. The Dixmoor water infrastructure continues to have problems, including water main breaks that caused the closure of area schools Monday.
Over the weekend the village experienced three breaks, then another main broke on Monday, which prompted the closure of a grade school and middle school, according to the village.The most recent break occurred at 2011 W. 147th Street, and a portion of village homes were affected but officials hoped repairs would be completed sometime Monday, according to Travis Akin, a village spokesman.
The most recent break isn’t producing as widespread of an impact, but those residents currently affected would be under a boil order once the leak is fixed, Akin said.
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