CRESTWOOD, Ill. (AP) -- A newspaper report alleges suburban officials knowingly drew water from a contaminated well for decades, even after warnings by environmental officials.
According to Sunday editions of the Chicago Tribune, Environmental Protection Agency officials warned in 1986 that tap water in Crestwood contained chemicals related to a dry-cleaning solvent.
Village officials allegedly then told state regulators they'd draw tap water from Lake Michigan and use the well water only in emergencies -- but kept drawing contaminated water.
The well was closed in 2007.
It's unknown if the contamination caused illnesses.
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City officials didn't respond to Tribune requests for comment. And messages left by The Associated Press Sunday for village officials weren't returned.
