Dixmoor residents sound off after yet another water main break

DIXMOOR, Ill. - Dixmoor reported seven water main breaks in just the last week.

Crews were seen digging underground after three water main breaks on Monday. They occurred at 141st and Wood, 146th and Seeley Avenue, and also at 141st and Winchester. Officials say up to 500 homes were impacted.

When resident Azzie Hudson arrived home from work, there was a slow trickle of water from her kitchen faucet.

On Tuesday, the water main breaks were repaired, but a boil order was still in effect for the entire village.

Last year, the village received $2.2 million to repair the pipeline on the north part of town. There was also $14 million announced in grant money to update the infrastructure, but Mayor Fitzgerald Roberts says they haven't received the cash yet.

"All we can do now is wait," Roberts said.

Throughout Monday, residents grabbed a free case of water from Village Hall. Wayne Motley got water as well, saying when he gets home, it won't be an easy night.

"My wife is going to be mad. She was expecting to receive a lot more water. We've been buying our own," Motley said.