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.
My weekend at Days of the Dead was full of interesting celebrities and fun times.
Matt and I attended the first day of the Days of the Dead convention in Schaumburg.
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.
The MWRD Board of Commissioners renamed the North Side Water Reclamation Plant in honor of President Terrence J. O’Brien. The plant is located at 3500 W. Howard Street, Skokie, IL.
MWRD President Terrence O’Brien received the Millennium Builder’s Executive Leadership Award during the 2012 SMCA Millennium Builder’s Awards Banquet.
MWRD Vice President Barbara McGowan received the Millennium Builder’s Executive Leadership Award during the 2012 SMCA Millennium Builder’s Awards Banquet.
The Oakton Holiday Bazaar is scheduled on Wednesday, November 28, from 11 a.m. – 8 p.m., at the College’s Skokie campus, 7701 North Lincoln Avenue.
Since America Recycles Day began on November 15, 1997, countrywide recycling efforts have grown tenfold.
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.
POWW Entertainment put on a great show in Melrose Park and evryone involved showed their top level of dedication and passion.
A local business owner listened to a suggestion and now local residents can enjoy pretzel bagels.
Karen Skalitzky, author of ‘A Recipe for Hope: Stories of Transformation by People Struggling with Homelessness,’ will shed light on the problem of the homeless on November 13.
Review the ways in which studies of Jesus’ life and teachings downplayed or ignored his Jewish historical context.
This week Trustee Pramod Shah, who is running for clerk in the 2013 election, discusses the history of the clerk and what the duties are.
Visit Oakton's Skokie campus on Thursday, November 15.
The MWRD hosted a public forum that focused on the contracting ordinance that impacts Minority-owned, Women-Owned and Small Business Programs.
Chicago's largest circulation independent Jewish newspaper gives it's assessment of the need for change in Springfield and endorses local candidates.
Governor Pat Quinn recently announced the Illinois Dam Removal Initiative that will remove or modify 16 dams to improve water quality.
Potash Markets Mix Business & Charity
MWRD soil scientists have completed a research project focusing on biosolids and the results have been recently published in the Journal of Environmental Quality.
Halloween recommendations
Last week, I attended a youth baseball game and interviewed one of the coaches and two players, who happen to be his sons. This week, I returned for more fun and more interviews with more players.
Governor Pat Quinn, U.S. EPA Administrator Jackson, and MWRD Commissioners launch $1 billion Illinois Clean Water Initiative
This week Trustee Michele Bromberg answers the question: Can you raise chickens in Skokie? What about bee hives for honey?
If you were to pump 11-18 gallons of water into your gas tank and fill it up, your fuel gauge would still move from E to F.
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.
I spent Saturday afternoon watching a kids' baseball game and being reminded of why I love this game.
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.
This week's business tip focuses on networking etiquette.
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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.
My friend and I traveled across the Wisconsin border to take in a night of wrestling action at Supreme Wrestling Entertainment.
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.
Empowering and connecting small business.