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Dixmoor Water Main Break Repaired After Forcing Two School Closures

Officials say 20 to 50 homes lost service near Seeley Avenue, underscoring plans to replace century-old pipes.

Overview

  • Crews fixed the break near 147th Street and Seeley Avenue by 4 p.m. Thursday after morning outages were reported.
  • Rosa L. Parks Middle School and Martin Luther King Elementary closed for the day, and classes are set to resume Friday.
  • The village estimated 20 to 50 homes were affected by low or no water pressure during the disruption.
  • No boil order was issued following the repair, according to village officials.
  • The village president cited aging infrastructure and said pipe replacement on Seeley Avenue is planned in the coming months with state, federal, and county support, following a 2024 water line upgrade elsewhere in Dixmoor.