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Home » Water

Tag: Water

Posted inNews & Politics

Stateville prison water testing did not follow federal regulations

by Kelly Garcia January 12, 2022January 14, 2022

Amid an ongoing water crisis at one of Illinois’s largest prisons, an outside contractor was hired to test the water for lead but didn’t follow EPA regulations.

Posted inMusic

Dehd focus their sound and their hearts on the new Flower of Devotion

by Jessi Roti July 14, 2020August 25, 2021

Chicago trio Dehd add studio polish and hard life lessons to their fusion of postpunk and garage folk.

Posted inNews & Politics

The consequences of cool

by Mads Horwath October 2, 2019August 18, 2021

Credit: Mads Horwath

Posted inCity Life

The gold is in the dung heap

by Nance Klehm September 24, 2019August 18, 2021

An excerpt from The Soil Keepers: Interviews With Practitioners on the Ground Beneath Our Feet

Posted inMusic

On their debut full-length, Water, local indie trio Dehd rise above the haze with majestic pop

by Luca Cimarusti May 3, 2019August 18, 2021

Chicago trio Dehd are a meeting of the minds between two singer-songwriters: bassist and singer Emily Kempf, who performs as Vail and has been in Lala Lala, and guitarist and singer Jason Balla, who fronts Ne-Hi and Earring. (Eric McGrady plays stand-up drums.) Their most recent slab of wax, an LP that smashes two previously […]

Posted inBlogs

Officials haven’t warned us about lead in our drinking water, Beyonce hits town over Memorial Day weekend, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd February 8, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, Garry McCarthy rumored to be under consideration for police chief job in London, and cop who shot unarmed teen and bystander in December sues teen’s estate.

Posted inMusic

Sunday: What bands are on our Pitchfork fest itineraries?

by Leor Galil, Tal Rosenberg and Ireashia Bennett July 17, 2013August 19, 2021

Sunday: What bands are on our Pitchfork fest itineraries?

Posted inFood & Drink

A hangover cure—at a cost

by Gwynedd Stuart and Mara Shalhoup March 14, 2013August 19, 2021

A hangover cure—at a cost: An undercover visit to Chicago’s first hydration clinic

Diana Faust at Franciscan Outreach homeless shelter
Posted inColumns & Opinion

Charities drowning in city water fees

by Ben Joravsky March 12, 2013August 19, 2021

Mayor Emanuel sticks it to the poor by drowning charities in new water fees.

Posted inBlogs

The Reader’s Agenda: Fri 8/31

by Drew Hunt August 31, 2012August 19, 2021

What’s on the Agenda for Friday, August 31, 2012

Posted inBlogs

New council, new mayor, new budget, same result

by Mick Dumke November 16, 2011August 19, 2021

A new council, mayor, and budget does not mean new results.

Posted inBlogs

Chicago’s leaky water system

by Mick Dumke November 11, 2011August 19, 2021

History reveals that Emanuel won’t change much about how the city taps its water supply.

Posted inBlogs

Learn everything you wanted to know about the water you drink

by Asher Klein September 23, 2011August 19, 2021

The James W. Jardine Water Purification Plant, which provides Chicago with most of the one billion gallons of water it uses each day, is the biggest water treatment facility in the world.

Posted inBlogs

Trouble Brewing

by Cliff Doerksen February 2, 2010August 19, 2021

You wanna talk tea parties? I’ll show you a tea party.

Posted inBlogs

Our Precious Essence

by Whet Moser October 31, 2007August 19, 2021

Either you bring the Great Lakes to the desert, or you bring the desert to the Great Lakes.

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