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Chicago suburbs, running out of water, will tap Lake Michigan

A city straddling the Des Plaines River that is less than 30 miles from one of the world’s largest freshwater lakes is an unexpected setting for a water shortage. But that’s the situation in Joliet, the Illinois city on the verge of exhausting its groundwater supply.

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A battle between a great city and a Great Lake
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A battle between a great city and a Great Lake

The climate crisis haunts Chicago's future as a warming world pushes Lake Michigan toward new extremes — higher highs, lower lows, greater uncertainty. It is a city built for a different time.

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