Emergency disaster declared in East Chicago by Gov. Eric Holcomb
EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) — A state disaster emergency is being declared over East Chicago’s lead contamination nearly two months after then-Indiana Gov. Mike Pence...
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Lead contamination at East Chicago housing complex shouldn’t have been surprise
EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP): A mayor’s abrupt order to evacuate a 40-year-old public-housing complex because of severe lead contamination led many to wonder: How could...
Lead contamination in East Chicago forces scramble for new polling place
EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) — Lake County election officials are searching for a new polling place where residents of a lead-contaminated public housing complex can...
Lead warning at Indiana housing complex roils residents
(AP) More than 1,000 residents of a northwest Indiana public housing complex have been left in a state of panic and uncertainty since authorities informed...