{"id":1652,"date":"2018-02-22T15:38:23","date_gmt":"2018-02-22T15:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.enpress.com\/site\/?p=1652"},"modified":"2018-04-29T15:30:18","modified_gmt":"2018-04-29T15:30:18","slug":"drinking-water-lead-levels-illinois-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enpress.com\/site\/drinking-water-lead-levels-illinois-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Water Tested for Elevated Lead Levels in Illinois Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myjournalcourier.com\/news\/119367\/schools-reporting-lead-levels-in-water\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to the Jacksonville Journal Courier<\/a> (<em>that&#8217;s Jacksonville, Illinois, not Jacksonville, Florida<\/em>), some schools have shut down sinks and water fountains after state-mandated tests revealed elevated lead levels.<\/p>\n<p>When test reveal levels above\u00a05 parts per billion, the schools are required to report the results to parents. 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