41 mins ago - NewsChicago's lagging lead line removal is set to get more infrastructure cash A worker in Gary, Ind., shows a lead service line he just removed from the ground. Photo: Monica Eng/Axios Local leaders flew to D.C. Monday to celebrate the new infrastructure bill, which is filled with lots of goodies for Chicago and Illinois. Among them: $1.7 billion for lead service line removal in Illinois — about a third of the original ask, but still hefty. Why it matters: With about 1 million toxic lead lines hooked up to Illinois homes (and 400k in Chicago alone), this could go a long way to removing brain-damaging lead from the water.

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