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WRAP it all in a

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a.credit{font-style:italic}
.graphic-wrapper p{font-weight:normal;}

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ul.key li{display: inline;margin-right: 28px;font-family: ‘Arial’,sans-serif;color: #000;font-size: 13px;}

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.clearfix{clear:both}

/* REMOVE HEIGHT and WIDTH attributes from fusion tables and replace with class=’fusion-table’ */
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in “.graphic-wrapper” for chart labels */
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.graphic-wrapper h1{font-size:42px;font-weight: normal; margin-bottom:5px;}

/* USE AN inside the

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.graphic-wrapper h4 em{font-weight:normal;}

/* TABLE STYLES — just be sure

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.show-phone{display:none;}

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padding:10px;
background-color: #ddd;
font-family:’Arial’, sans-serif;

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.flowchart-cell-center p{font-family:’Arial’, sans-serif;}

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background-color: #ddd;
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.flowchart-left-outer p{font-family:’Arial’, sans-serif;}

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font-family:’Arial’, sans-serif;
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.inner{
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.paid {background-color: #005596;}
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}

Failing to pay …

South suburban Harvey has increasingly skipped out on payments for water from Chicago.

WHAT WAS BILLED VERSUS WHAT WAS PAID
Scale in millions

Key:

Amount Chicago billed Harvey

Amount Harvey paid to Chicago

… while cashing in on water

By law, Chicago must supply water to any suburb that extends a pipe its way, and the city says it can’t turn off the spigot, no matter whether the town pays for the water. Chicago alleges that Harvey has turned that into a money-making enterprise, by taking Chicago water, reselling it to residents and other suburbs, and not paying Chicago for the vast majority of the water that was taken.

Harvey takes water from Chicago

Harvey sells about 60% to its residents and businesses

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Harvey sells the rest of the water to other suburbs, who collect from their residents to pay Harvey:

  • Dixmoor
  • East Hazel Crest
  • Hazel Crest
  • Homewood
  • Posen

The city of Harvey collects all water fees. Chicago bills Harvey for the water it has provided.

Harvey may pay some of the Chicago bill …

… but keeps a bigger chunk for itself while the bills from Chicago keep piling up.

Total debt owed, as of June 30:
Unpaid water use: $19.9 million
Late fees: $3.6 million

Sources: City of Chicago, Tribune reporting

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