The MWRD swore in three Commissioners during its annual meeting December 4, 2012.
MWRD Commissioner Patricia Horton concluded her term on November 30 after six years of service.
The Fall 2012 edition of the MWRD’s biannual newsletter, “Small Streams, Big Accomplishments,” is available on the MWRD website and by calling 312-751-6633.
“Reimagining the Chicago and Calumet Rivers for the 21st Century and Beyond” was the focus of a panel at the Chicago Wilderness Congress recently.
People living with COPD and their caretakers attended Respiratory Health Association’s Living Better Together COPD Conference in recognition of COPD Awareness Month.
Four seats on District 64 School Board will be elected April 2013
Proposed streambank stabilization improvements to a section of riverbank along the Chicago River discussed.
Festive student musical events delight families and community members
The MWRD is encouraging Cook County’s five million residents to make small changes in their use of water beginning with the traditional Thanksgiving celebration.
The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago’s North Side Water Reclamation Plant in Skokie was renamed to the Terrence J. O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant.
MWRD President Terrence O’Brien received the Millennium Builder’s Executive Leadership Award during the 2012 SMCA Millennium Builder’s Awards Banquet.
Musicians from 50 middle schools vie to participate in two regional events
MWRD Vice President Barbara McGowan received the Millennium Builder’s Executive Leadership Award during the 2012 SMCA Millennium Builder’s Awards Banquet.
Since America Recycles Day began on November 15, 1997, countrywide recycling efforts have grown tenfold.
Total cost to taxpayers to fund basic Lake Forest High School teacher and administrative salaries rose from $11,947,456 in 2009 to $13,463,111 in 2012.
I am asking you to go to your Local, State, and Federal Legislatures and obtain Proclamations from them, Designating March 13 as K-9 Veterans’ Day.
New committee to help guide the future of technology in District 64 schools
It was a fluke my grandmother didn't become a nun. Without moving into the convent, she managed to change the world, one child at a time.
Park Ridge area homeowners have the opportunity to make their homes more energy efficient this fall with the help of limited-time rebates and financing available through Energy Impact Illinois.
The MWRD hosted a public forum that focused on the contracting ordinance that impacts Minority-owned, Women-Owned and Small Business Programs.
Governor Pat Quinn recently announced the Illinois Dam Removal Initiative that will remove or modify 16 dams to improve water quality.
MWRD soil scientists have completed a research project focusing on biosolids and the results have been recently published in the Journal of Environmental Quality.
Local veterans to be honored guests at District 64 schools
Governor Pat Quinn, U.S. EPA Administrator Jackson, and MWRD Commissioners launch $1 billion Illinois Clean Water Initiative
Construction is underway at the Heritage Park Flood Control Facility in Wheeling, and last week, U.S. Senator Richard J. Durbin and Illinois State Representative Elaine Nekritz toured the area.
Overall, District 64 performance in reading and math on the ISAT is at its highest level since 2006.
SENATOR KOTOWSKI LEADS BY EXAMPLE ON FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
To gain a better understanding of the processes that sewage undergoes before discharge, area legislators recently toured the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant in Cicero, Ill.
MWRD’s David St. Pierre offers a glimpse into the future of the wastewater treatment agency.
MWRD Commissioner Frank Avila has been named “2012 Citizen Engineer of the Year” by the American Society of Civil Engineers Illinois Section.
Staff from the MWRD participated on wastewater-related panels during the Water Environment Federation’s annual WEFTEC conference in New Orleans, LA last month
MWRD Executive Director David St. Pierre was one of 80 leaders invited to participate in a stormwater management conference held at the White House last month.
The MWRD and its community partners are working together to reduce basement back-ups and sanitary sewer overflows.
MWRD’s Chief of Police Kaye Heidenreich leads the organization’s public safety effort.
Three MWRD staff members addressed Olive-Harvey College students as part of the Speaker Series.
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MWRDCommissioner Debra Shore helped unveil the “greenest street in America,” a two-mile stretch of Blue Island Avenue and Cermak Road in the Pilsen neighborhood on Tuesday.
What if you could take one simple blood test to detect cancer in your body?
MWRD collected 250 pounds of unwanted medications during the national Take Back Day Sept. 29
MWRD staff are volunteering for the Working in the School program for 10th year