Thousands of Americans have been warned that their drinking water has elevated levels of a contaminant, lead, posing a potential risk to public health. Illinois American Water Company issued an alert ...

A water drinking warning that affected Aqua Illinois customers in University Park and other areas, including Kankakee and Peotone, has been lifted, the utility said Friday. Residents were warned ...

During the alert that has now ended, Aqua Illinois said infants under the age of 6 months should not use the water. But given the history of the water, many adults refused to risk drinking it either.

Lake Mattoon has reopened for boating, swimming and other water sports, albeit "at your own risk," following a harmful algal ...

The university said a drinking water alert has been issued for the University Park area due to elevated levels of nitrates in the Kankakee River, which may be harmful to infants under 6 months old.

To help customers while they work to fix the situation, Aqua Illinois said they are providing bottled water to families with infants under six months in age from 12-7 p.m. CT at three different ...

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Aqua Illinois says its water is safe to drink in the south suburbs again. The utility company initially issued the unsafe drinking water alert on June 7 for Will and Kankakee counties, then ...

Some Hempfield Water Authority customers in Lancaster County are under a drinking water warning due to high nitrate levels affecting the "low pressure system" in the Landisville and Salunga area ...

EAST HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Some Hempfield Water Authority customers in Lancaster County are under a drinking water warning due to high nitrate levels affecting the "low pressure system" in ...