The battle between the city of Highland Park and the Great Lakes Water Authority has hit a critical crossroad.

The good news is in five years, Highland Park residents will have a brand new water system. The bad news is it will be a painful process, the water department director said.

The feud between the Great Lakes Water Authority and the City of Highland Park reached its boiling point. On Monday, the city council approved a resolution to file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy.

Highland Park residents faced yet another water main break affecting eight streets, with crews working overnight to restore service.

The water had grown deeper and faster as it flowed toward Highland Brook, feet away, and the Hudson River, downhill, and those little buildings were the last structures it would strike on the way.

The semi-annual event lets visitors climb to the water tower's observation deck for a panoramic view of Highland Park and the Mississippi River.

The agreement seeks to end litigation between Highland Park and the Great Lakes Water Authority over roughly $55 million in disputed water bills.

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Highland Park has approved a tentative deal that could end the yearslong saga with the Great Lakes Water Authority over the city’s unpaid water bills that have amounted to millions of dollars.

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