Parkland will be open Friday after water contamination issue

CHAMPAIGN – After saying earlier today that it would close its campus until Monday because of a water contamination problem, Parkland College announced it will be open Friday and follow a normal schedule.

Illinois American Water declared the school's water supply to be safe on Thursday afternoon. The Illinois Department of Public Health notified college officials about noon Thursday that the school's water system was contaminated.

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