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Dixmoor boil water order lifted after water main breaks

By Fox 32 Digital Staff
Updated  January 26, 2024 2:25pm CST
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Water boiling order in Dixmoor because of yet another water main break

Another winter with water main breaks in Dixmoor. It's a recurring issue but there is some hope. Tim McGill was in the south suburb today for Good Day Chicago.

DIXMOOR, Ill. - A boil water order in Dixmoor has been lifted after a water main break earlier this week, village officials announced on Friday.

Dixmoor police discovered a major water main break on Paulina Street at 3 a.m. on Monday morning, according to Village President Fitzgerald Roberts.

The initial break on Monday led to other water main breaks. Crews were also working on a break located at 143rd and Page Street on Tuesday afternoon.

"Once again, we have another example of how these old pipes are in desperate need of being replaced," Roberts said. "We have come a long way from where we were but clearly, there is more work to be done."

Water main break in Dixmoor prompts boil order

A boil order was issued in Dixmoor after a water main break Monday in the south suburb.

A boil water order was issued from 141st Street to 144th Street from Woods Street to Marshfield Street. But now, tests confirm the water is safe.

"The breaks have been repaired and there are no outages," Roberts said. "We got the test results today and the water is safe and so we are lifting the boil water order."