(CBS) --Buckingham Fountain is the crown jewel of Grant Park, but did you know it's just one of 120 fountains that dot Chicago open spaces? CBS 2's Vince Gerasole reports. Its majestic waters may ...

Chicago Park District officials say they have a five-year plan to remove or replace plumbing in hundreds of outdoor drinking fountains. About 700 Chicago Park District drinking fountains are ...

More than 100 Chicago Park District drinking fountains have been running nonstop for months — their on and off buttons intentionally disabled by the district. This week, park officials revealed why.

Hundreds of drinking fountains won't be turned on to start the summer in Chicago because of the threat of lead in the water. 24/7 Live Chicago & Suburban Cook Co. North Suburbs West Suburbs South ...

Head to the communal watering holes—aka water fountains—where you can slurp up some refreshment with a pride of lions, mother-and-baby elephant pair or a sextet of woodland creatures. The Historic ...

She applauded Chicago for proactively shutting down fountains with high lead levels, but she said there’s no guarantee the same problem won’t crop up again, because the tests offer only a ...

Chicago officials faced angry parents and three water fountains were shut down at an elementary school. Now, all of the city's public schools are being tested for lead contamination.

Dworkin works for the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless and crusades for access to public bathrooms. “I’m concerned about public water fountains for the same reason,” she says. Dworkin says she has ...

450 Chicago park fountains contain “dangerously high” lead levels — so the city is letting them run non-stop to help flush it.

Long before the first winter frost, hundreds of drinking fountains in Chicago parks have been shut off after testing revealed high levels of brain-damaging lead in the water. Chicago Park District ...

Sure sign of Chicago spring: Buckingham Fountain turns on for the season ... “For me, I love to see the water fountain lit up. It’s part of Chicago,” Silueta Pink said.