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Financial reports document healthy finances at the MWRD
July 2, 2025
The reports provide a detailed overview of the MWRD’s revenues, expenditures and financial position for 2024.
"Space to Grow in Austin," Austin Weekly News
July 2, 2025
The playground is a part of Space to Grow, an initiative by Openlands – a nonprofit nature conservation organization that preserves natural spaces and brings them to where people are – and the Healthy Schools Campaign.
MWRD FLOW - July 2025
July 1, 2025
For The Love of Water (FLOW) is a summary of news from the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.
"Oak Lawn $13 million Polaris flood control project to begin this fall," Daily Southtown
June 26, 2025
Oak Lawn is moving forward with plans to build a detention basin for stormwater storage in the fields near Polaris Intermediate School after over a year-long delay.
MWRD Board of Commissioners to meet Thursday, June 26 at 10:30 A.M.
June 24, 2025
Board meetings are open to the public and can be streamed online.
"Preparing for heavy rains," CBS News Chicago
June 18, 2025
CBS News Chicago interviews MWRD Director of Engineering Dr. Catherine O'Connor