Why do we elect people to manage our wastewater?

Source WBEZ
Original Load Date Oct. 28, 2026, 5:02 p.m.
Last Updated Oct. 28, 2026, 5:02 p.m.
Original URL https://www.wbez.org/government-politics/elections/mwrd-board-members-election-wastewater-treatment-stormwater-flooding-deep-tunnel-reservoirs

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Every time Chicagoans flush a toilet, run a sink or prepare for a heavy downpour, they rely on the work of an agency many may know little about: the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. This November, voters will elect four commissioners to the district’s nine-member board, wh...