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  2. Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

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    Chicago, IL 60611. Employees. 2000. Website. https://mwrd.org/. 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 ...

  3. Chicago Water Tower - Wikipedia

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    Description. The tower is located at 806 Michigan Avenue along the Magnificent Mile shopping district in the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois in a small park, the Jane M. Byrne Plaza. The tower was constructed to house a large water pump, intended to draw water from Lake Michigan. Built in 1869, it is the second-oldest water ...

  4. Water cribs in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Old Chicago Water Tower District - Wikipedia

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    April 23, 1975. Designated CL. October 6, 1971 (amended June 10, 1981) The Old Chicago Water Tower District is a historic district along the Magnificent Mile shopping district in the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois. The district is located on both sides of North Michigan Avenue between East Chicago and East Pearson Streets.

  6. Boeing Building - Wikipedia

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    Boeing Building. /  41.884111°N 87.638750°W  / 41.884111; -87.638750. The Boeing Building (formerly known as the Boeing International Headquarters and previously to that as the Morton-Thiokol International Building) is a 36-floor skyscraper located in the Near West Side of Chicago. The building, at 100 North Riverside Plaza, is located ...

  7. Near North Side, Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Near North Side, Chicago. /  41.90000°N 87.63444°W  / 41.90000; -87.63444. The Near North Side is the eighth of Chicago's 77 community areas. It is the northernmost of the three areas that constitute central Chicago, the others being the Loop and the Near South Side. The community area is located north and east of the Chicago River.

  8. List of Chicago P.D. characters - Wikipedia

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    Rank. Detective, CPD. Sergeant, US Army. Badge Number. 51163. Radio Code. 5021 George. Portrayed by Jesse Lee Soffer. Detective Jason "Jay" Halstead first appears on Chicago Fire as an undercover cop assigned to shadow and take down a local mobster who is harassing Gabriela Dawson, one of the owners of Molly's bar.

  9. Tribune Tower - Wikipedia

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    Tribune Tower. / 41.8904; -87.6237. The Tribune Tower is a 463-foot-tall (141 m), 36-floor neo-Gothic skyscraper located at 435 North Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The early 1920s international design competition for the tower became a historic event in 20th-century architecture. [1]

  10. Mountain Valley Spring Water - Wikipedia

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    Mountain Valley Spring Water Logo. Mountain Valley Spring Water is an American brand of spring water bottled in Hot Springs, Arkansas. It has been bottled continuously since 1871 and is currently owned by Primo Water. Mountain Valley Spring Water is distributed across the United States .

  11. Blue Water (train) - Wikipedia

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    The Blue Water (previously the Blue Water Limited) is a higher-speed passenger train service operated by Amtrak as part of its Michigan Services. The 319-mile (513 km) route runs from Chicago, Illinois, to Port Huron in Michigan's Blue Water Area, for which the train is named. Major stops are in Kalamazoo, Battle Creek, East Lansing, and Flint .