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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. List of theaters in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Briar Street Theater [58] Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place (formerly Drury Lane Water Tower Place) [59] Cadillac Palace Theatre [60] Chicago Theatre [61] CIBC Theatre (formerly The Shubert Theatre) [62] Congress Theater [63] Greenhouse Theater Center [64] Harris Theater (Chicago) [65]

  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. 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 ...

  6. Tunnel and Reservoir Plan - Wikipedia

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    The Tunnel and Reservoir Plan (abbreviated TARP and more commonly known as the Deep Tunnel Project or the Chicago Deep Tunnel) is a large civil engineering project that aims to reduce flooding in the metropolitan Chicago area, and to reduce the harmful effects of flushing raw sewage into Lake Michigan by diverting storm water and sewage into ...

  7. New Law Addresses Water Crisis, Allows Towns To Form ... - Patch

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    New Law Addresses Water Crisis, Allows Towns To Form Commission - Homer Glen-Lockport, IL - This water commission will be able to build and operate a 31-mile pipeline to the city of Chicago water ...

  8. Schiller Woods magic water pump - Wikipedia

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    The Schiller Woods magic water pump is a public water pump at Schiller Woods Forest Preserve in Schiller Park, Illinois, near Chicago. Its water is believed by many local residents to have magical properties , improving health and vigor.

  9. Chicago P.D. season 11 - Wikipedia

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    The eleventh season of the American police procedural television series Chicago P.D. premiered on January 17, 2024, on NBC, for the 2023–24 television season. [1] [2] Chicago P.D. revolves around the members of the Intelligence Unit of the 21st District of the Chicago Police Department. The season stars Jason Beghe, Tracy Spiridakos, Marina ...

  10. Chicago Area Waterway System - Wikipedia

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    The Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS) is a complex of natural and artificial waterways extending through much of the Chicago metropolitan area, covering approximately 87 miles altogether. It straddles the Chicago Portage and is the sole navigable inland link between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River and makes up the northern end of ...

  11. Transportation in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Chicago public transportation statistics. The average Chicago commuter spends 86 minutes every day traveling to and from work on public transit. Of public transit riders, 28.% ride for more than 2 hours every day. On average, commuters wait at stops or stations for 15 minutes; 21% of riders wait for over 20 minutes.