East Chicago Residents Struggling to Get Back Home

By Nick Janzen, IPB News | Published on in Environment, Government, Health
West Calumet neighborhood, East Chicago (Nick Janzen, IPBS photo)

Despite progress at the state and federal levels, many East Chicago residents are frustrated with the public officials in charge of cleaning up a lead contaminated neighborhood in the city. Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Nick Janzen reports on the residents’ continued struggles, the help they’ve received so far, and what’s left to be done.

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