Aurora Illinois: Congressmen bring nearly $1.1 million in funds for Lead Service Lines

At Tuesday night’s Committee of the Whole meeting, Mayor John Laesch honored Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14) and Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL-11) for bringing nearly $1.1 million in federal funds to the City of Aurora, supporting the continued removal and replacement of lead service water lines.

“Congressman Foster and I have been working on this project together for well over a year now,” Congresswoman Lauren Underwood said. “As a nurse, I know that helping to leverage these federal dollars to get rid of these lead water pipes is important to making sure that we have clean, healthy, and safe drinking water. So, we’re really excited to be able to contribute to replacing these pipes.”

“The biggest thing that we can do, which Lauren and I have been working on, is to get all the money necessary to eliminate any danger and get the lead out of the pipes,” Congressman Foster added. “We are going to be back at this, every chance we get.”