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Rising Water Costs Take Toll on Rentals (ChicagoDailyHerald)

(May 16, 2009, The Chicago Daily Herald)

Q. I have been renting a duplex unit for more than three years. A week ago, my landlord told me the water bills have been getting very high and that she was thinking about charging me for water. My lease states that I am not responsible for water unless [...]

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Chicago Audit of Electrical Inspector: MANY may Find Themselves behind Bars for Failing to Install a Water Meter (ChicagoSunTimes)

(Feb. 5, 2009, Chicago Sun Times)
The Daley administration has broadened its investigation into the mysterious case of that $85,860-a-year city electrical inspector ordered to pay more than five years’ worth of water bills after building a new home without installing a water meter.
The Department of Water Management is conducting an audit to determine how many [...]

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Chicago Water Rates Increase 15% (FranklinParkHeraldJournal)

(Jan. 22, 2009, Franklin Park Herald-Journal)
As Chicago increases water rates to municipalities by 15 percent, Franklin Park residents will see a 7.5 percent increase in their water bills.
Franklin Park receives its water from Chicago, which in 2007 approved increasing water charges 15 percent in 2008, 15 percent in 2009 and 14 percent in 2010.
For Franklin [...]

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