Majority of Chicago Homes Contain Hazardous Levels of Lead Paint, Health Officials Say – WTTW (Chicago)

A proposed city ordinance called the Chicago Healthy Homes Check Up Pilot Program would require periodic inspection for all pre-1978 units. Advocates acknowledge it would cost billions, at a time when the city might have to spend between $10 billion and $15 billion to replace lead water service lines.
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Paul Boomer
3 years ago

Billions for filters to screen potential chemicals, billions to replace ,lead service lines, billions for paint removal, billions for new transit lines, billions for an airport, where the F..K is all this money coming from? Don’t ask because they DON’T CARE!

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