Just 50 miles from Lake Michigan, groundwater is running out, leaving Illinois towns with a tough choice to make
Where Chicago-area water comes fromCommunities in Cook and DuPage counties get most of their water from Lake Michigan, while Kane, McHenry, Kendall, Will and western Lake counties get theirs from groundwater. Many of the communities that use groundwater draw at least partially from sandstone aquifers. Note: Data from 2014, some communities may be out of date. Source: Illinois State Water Survey
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