Water Main Breaks At O’Hare Terminal
CHICAGO (CBS) - A water main break has caused some minor problems in the International Terminal at O’Hare Airport. The water main break happened on a taxiway at near International Terminal 5 shortly...
View ArticlePart Of Rush Professional Building Closed After Water Main Break
CHICAGO (CBS) - Part of the Professional Building at Rush University Medical Center will be closed for the day Monday, as maintenance crews clean up after a water main break. The building, located at...
View ArticleWest Side Water Main Break Floods Part Of Ike
CHICAGO (CBS) – A water main break early Friday turned the berm on the side of the Eisenhower Expressway into a waterfall on the city’s West Side. The water main broke in the wee hours Friday at...
View ArticleTruck Rips Out Bridgeport Fire Hydrant, Prompts Water Main Breaks
Updated 03/08/11 – 5:05 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – A trucker ran over a fire hydrant in the Bridgeport neighborhood on Tuesday, leading to several water main breaks, with water flowing into several streets...
View ArticleWater Main Break Snags Cumberland Avenue In Park Ridge
PARK RIDGE, Ill. (CBS) — Southbound Cumberland Avenue in Park Ridge was blocked as the morning rush began Monday morning, following a water main break. As CBS 2’s Kris Habermehl reports, the pavement...
View ArticleSouth Side Street Closed Following Water Main Break
CHICAGO (STMW) – Some Back of the Yards neighborhood residents may have more than a foot of water in their basements because a “very big and very old’’ water pipe that dates back to the 1920s ruptured...
View ArticleEast Chicago Water Main Repairs Almost Done; Service To Return Soon
UPDATED 12/12/11 4:03 p.m. EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (CBS) – The entire population of East Chicago, Ind., had to live without running water since Sunday morning after a massive water main break forced the...
View ArticleWater Back In East Chicago, But Boil Order Still In Effect
EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (CBS) — While the water has been restored in East Chicago, Ind., residents there are still being asked to boil their water for the next couple of days. As WBBM Newsradio’s Brandis...
View ArticleRepairs Continue After Broken Water Main Floods Pilsen Streets
UPDATED 12/20/11 – 8:53 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — Crews have patched a 36-inch water main that ruptured in the Pilsen neighborhood Monday night, but full repairs were still underway and residents were still...
View ArticleCleanup Likely To Take A While After Pilsen Water Main Break
Updated 12/21/11 – 2:41 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — An aging water main that burst in the Pilsen neighborhood on Monday has been repaired, but it will be at least another day before water service is fully...
View ArticleWater Main Break Shuts Off Service To Neighbors In Norwood Park
CHICAGO (CBS) — A 12-inch water main break caused headaches Monday morning for residents of the Northwest Side’s Norwood Park neighborhood. As CBS 2’s Susanna Song reports, the water main broke late...
View ArticleWater Main Break Shuts Down Waukegan Road In Northbrook
UPDATED 04/16/12 9 a.m. NORTHBROOK, Ill. (CBS) — Crews Monday morning were working to repair a water main break in Northbrook. As CBS 2’s Mike Puccinelli reports, around 7 p.m. Sunday, a water main...
View ArticleInd. Tenants Without Water For 2 Days
MERRILLVILLE, Ind. (CBS) — No toilets. No sinks. No showers. Hundreds of families in northwest Indiana were without water for more than a day. As CBS 2’s Jim Williams reports, the outage had nothing to...
View ArticleWater Main Break Leaves Cermak And Harlem Awash In Mud
NORTH RIVERSIDE, Ill. (CBS) — The busy intersection of Cermak Road and Harlem Avenue was awash in mud Monday morning, after a water main broke beneath the pavement. As CBS 2’s Kris Habermehl reports,...
View ArticleWater Main Break Shuts Down Lincoln Avenue Near Armitage
CHICAGO (CBS) — Traffic was disrupted early Monday when a water main broke and flooded busy Lincoln Avenue in the Lincoln Park-Old Town neighborhood. The water main broke before dawn Monday morning,...
View ArticleWater Main Breaks Near Union Station; Not Fixed Until After Morning Rush
UPDATED 08/01/12 10:06 a.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — A water main break near Union Station shut down lanes on some streets, and could not be fixed until after the morning rush. As CBS 2’s Susanna Song reports,...
View ArticleWater Main Break Snags Northwest Highway In Park Ridge
PARK RIDGE, Ill. (CBS) — A water main break Wednesday morning snagged Northwest Highway in Park Ridge. CBS 2’s David Morrison reports the water main broke, and water erupted from beneath the pavement,...
View ArticleWater Main Break Floods Street On South Side
City crews are on the scene of a water main break on the South Side. (Credit:Eric Lewis) Updated 12/7/12 – 11:07 a.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — A large water main break on the South Side forced city crews to...
View ArticleWater Main Break Closes Blue Line Station At Grand
(STMW) — A water main broke in the West Town neighborhood Monday evening, flooding streets and a parking garage, and shutting down the Grand station on the CTA Blue Line. The 8-inch water main that...
View ArticleWater Main Break Floods Streets In Little Village
CHICAGO (CBS) – A water main break in Little Village has left a virtual moat around almost an entire square block Tuesday morning. A city spokesperson confirmed crews had been dispatched to repair a...
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