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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Brett Chase

Southwest Side mom furious after city blasts lead paint on viaduct with water

Alejandra Frausto has pleaded with city officials over the past three years to remove paint that contains high levels of lead at viaducts near her Southwest Side home. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times file)

Over the last several years, Alejandra Frausto pleaded with city officials to address high levels of lead in paint covering viaducts stretching along Central Park Avenue in her Southwest Side neighborhood.

So she was shocked Tuesday to see city crews blasting water that sent paint chips flying into nearby grass, yards and sidewalks where schoolchildren pass through every day at 64th and Central Park.

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