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A majority-Black town in Illinois faces the collapse of its sewer system.

Date: 2021

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Residents of Centerville, Illinois, which is one of the poorest cities in the U.S., experience backed-up sewers and stormwater systems that leave fecal matter and other forms of decay on people's lawns and gardens.