The tap water at Stateville has been dangerous for decades.
Tag: Water
Posted inArts & Culture
The ghosts of the drowned villages
“Water, water everywhere, Nor any drop to drink,” Coleridge’s sailor complains in the famous 1798 poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.” The mariner is talking about the plight on his ship, but he may as well be describing the city of New York. That year, a yellow fever epidemic led to an outcry over […]
Posted inNews & Politics
Stateville prison water testing did not follow federal regulations
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
Chicago trio Dehd add studio polish and hard life lessons to their fusion of postpunk and garage folk.
Posted inCity Life
The gold is in the dung heap
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
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 […]
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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.
Posted inMusic
Sunday: What bands are on our Pitchfork fest itineraries?
Sunday: What bands are on our Pitchfork fest itineraries?
Posted inFood & Drink
A hangover cure—at a cost
A hangover cure—at a cost: An undercover visit to Chicago’s first hydration clinic
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Charities drowning in city water fees
Mayor Emanuel sticks it to the poor by drowning charities in new water fees.
Posted inBlogs
New council, new mayor, new budget, same result
A new council, mayor, and budget does not mean new results.
Posted inBlogs
Chicago’s leaky water system
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
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.