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The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD), originally known as the Sanitary District of Chicago, is a special-purpose district chartered to operate in Cook County, Illinois since 1889. Although its name may imply otherwise, it is not a part of the City of Chicago 's local government but is created by Illinois state ...
The water cribs in Chicago are structures built to house and protect offshore water intakes used to supply the City of Chicago with drinking water from Lake Michigan. Water is collected and transported through tunnels located close to 200 feet (61 m) beneath the lake, varying in shape from circular to oval, and ranging in diameter from 10 to 20 ...
Jardine Water Purification Plant. Coordinates: 41.8947°N 87.6062°W. The plant in 2022. The Jardine Water Purification Plant, formerly the Central District Filtration Plant, is a water filtration plant located at 1000 East Ohio Street, north of Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois. It draws raw water from two of the city's water cribs far offshore ...
Combined Sewer System. The change in the river's water flow was estimated to provide enough treatment-by-dilution for up to a population of three million. [1] However, in 1908, it became clear to the Chicago Sanitary District that the city’s population was continuing to grow and that the population would soon exceed the treatment capacity that the canal offered.
Sawyer Water Purification Plant. Coordinates: 41°45′25″N 87°32′42″W. The Sawyer Water Purification Plant, [1] formerly the South Water Purification Plant, is the first water filtration plant built in the City of Chicago. When completed in 1947, it was the largest such plant in the world. [2]
Freedom of Information Act 83rd Illinois General Assembly Citation 5 ILCS 140/1 et seq. Public Act 83-1013 Passed June 28, 1983 Signed by Governor James R. Thompson (after amendatory veto agreed to by the General Assembly) Signed December 27, 1983 Effective July 1, 1984 Legislative history Bill title House Bill 234 Introduced by Barbara Flynn Currie (House) Terry L. Bruce (Senate) Amended by ...
City Manager Chris Conrad said that everyone was earning at least a week of vacation time a year, as well as 104 hours of sick time a year. “So we were pretty much doing more than what the law ...
Government of Chicago. The government of the City of Chicago, Illinois, United States is divided into executive and legislative branches. The Mayor of Chicago is the chief executive, elected by general election for a term of four years, with no term limits. The mayor appoints commissioners and other officials who oversee the various departments.