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.
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Dehd focus their sound and their hearts on the new Flower of Devotion
Chicago trio Dehd add studio polish and hard life lessons to their fusion of postpunk and garage folk.
The gold is in the dung heap
An excerpt from The Soil Keepers: Interviews With Practitioners on the Ground Beneath Our Feet
On their debut full-length, Water, local indie trio Dehd rise above the haze with majestic pop
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 […]
Officials haven’t warned us about lead in our drinking water, Beyonce hits town over Memorial Day weekend, and other Chicago news
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.
Sunday: What bands are on our Pitchfork fest itineraries?
Sunday: What bands are on our Pitchfork fest itineraries?
A hangover cure—at a cost
A hangover cure—at a cost: An undercover visit to Chicago’s first hydration clinic
Charities drowning in city water fees
Mayor Emanuel sticks it to the poor by drowning charities in new water fees.
New council, new mayor, new budget, same result
A new council, mayor, and budget does not mean new results.
Chicago’s leaky water system
History reveals that Emanuel won’t change much about how the city taps its water supply.
Learn everything you wanted to know about the water you drink
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.
Our Precious Essence
Either you bring the Great Lakes to the desert, or you bring the desert to the Great Lakes.