Leak at Hathorn Woods elementary school ‘important milestone’ in reso…

Water woes for Aqua Illinois customers in Lake County may be nearing an end.

An Aqua Illinois alert shared by the village of Hawthorn Woods Sunday morning said company officials continue “to make progress and are pleased to report that our system is back to normal operating pressures.”

“Water samples were submitted to a state-certified laboratory and we are now awaiting the testing results. If favorable, we will remove the Boil Water Advisory. We will provide an update later today on the results.”

For a week, hundreds of Aqua Illinois customers in Lake County — including those in Hawthorn Woods, Kildeer and several unincorporated areas — have had to boil tap water in response to ongoing problems with pipes serving their neighborhoods.

On Saturday, the village of Hawthorn Woods informed residents Aqua Illinois had uncovered “a significant leak in our system at the property of Spencer Loomis Elementary School,” at 1 Hubbard…