Tap water at over 10% of tested Aurora homes was found to have high levels of lead, according to results released by the city.

The city of Aurora, Illinois has issued an alert for residents about elevated levels of lead found in the drinking water of some homes.

Elevated lead levels have been found in the drinking water of some homes in suburban Aurora. Between January 2025 and June 2025, the city of Aurora’s Water Production Division collected 100 samples and analyzed them for lead with more than 10 percent of the samples collected exceeding the EPA’s action level for lead,