UNIVERSITY PARK, Ill. (WLS) -- Residents in the village of University Park have been dealing with water problems for years.

They blame a private utility that supplies water in this area and, once again, is providing free bottled water.

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From the dogs to cooking to her array of beverage machines, Donna Bell uses bottled water for everything in her house, except bathing, despite paying big water bills every month.

"And I have a water flosser to do my teeth with, and I put bottled water in it, because I don't trust it," Bell said.

The University Park resident does not trust water supplied by Aqua Illinois. Bell and others have been using bottled water since lead was discovered in 2019. And now, there is a new problem.

The private w

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