Over Thanksgiving week, hundreds of Robbins residents were left with dry homes following two water main breaks. It is just part of a long history of water infrastructure problems in the town.
Robbins is one of the oldest African-American suburbs in the Chicago area. The village was founded in 1917 and carries a long history.
“It seems like nobody is trying to resolve it. The mayor is saying he has reached out to people and they have been passing out water, but it’s ongoing. It seems like it’s never going to end. We need water every day; we have to store water, boil water. I haven’t actually cooked a meal,” she said.Raised in the neighborhood, Bryant said he is taking on the issue and is pleading for federal funding to reconstruct the more than 60-year-old infrastructure.
On top of that, they owe Calumet City Plumbing $71,000 dollars in water main repair work. Mayor Bryant said U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush is leading efforts to address the long standing infrastructure issues.
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