State Lending Chicago $2 Mil. to Add Water Meters
(Chicago Sun Times) — The state of Illinois is giving the city of Chicago a $2million loan to help put more water meters in homes, state environmental officials announced Thursday. And two politically connected companies will help put in those meters, under a two-year, $13.5 million contract the city awarded in July to Professional Meters Inc. of Morris. Professional Meters will subcontract some work to Toltec Plumbing and Chicago United Industries.