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Fourth water main break in Dixmoor repaired; no boil order in effect
The latest water main break in Dixmoor, on 141st and Honore Avenue, has been repaired.
DIXMOOR, Ill. - Update (8 p.m. Saturday):
The latest water main break in Dixmoor, on 141st and Honore Avenue, has been repaired.
This was the fourth water main break in the area since Monday, according to officials.
"The pipe broke at the bottom of the water line," Village President Fitzgerald Roberts said. "The break has been repaired and since the repair was done so quickly, there is no need for boil water order."
No boil order is in place at this time.
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Another water main burst in Dixmoor, making it the fourth water main break this week, according to officials.
The water main break occurred Saturday afternoon at 141st and Honore Avenue.
"Just when we think we are in the clear, another main breaks," Village President Fitzgerald Roberts said. "These pipes are old and brittle, and these breaks seem to be creating a chain reaction. Our community desperately needs some major funding to permanently solve these problems."
On Friday, Dixmoor officials announced a boil water order was lifted after a major water main break on Paulina Street that occurred Monday morning.
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