WBEZ Report Shows Chicago Drowning In Water Debt
Clip: 11/10/2021 | 5m 44sVideo has Closed Captions
WBEZ reveals Chicago leaders turned the city's water supply into a revenue stream.
Something as simple as filling a glass of water has left tens of thousands of Chicago homeowners in a pool of debt. Reporting from WBEZ shows homeowners racked up more than $421 million in high water costs and additional fees. And 60% of those homeowners are concentrated in the city's majority Black zip codes.
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WBEZ Report Shows Chicago Drowning In Water Debt
Clip: 11/10/2021 | 5m 44sVideo has Closed Captions
Something as simple as filling a glass of water has left tens of thousands of Chicago homeowners in a pool of debt. Reporting from WBEZ shows homeowners racked up more than $421 million in high water costs and additional fees. And 60% of those homeowners are concentrated in the city's majority Black zip codes.
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