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  2. Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

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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 ...

  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. Centennial Fountain - Wikipedia

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    Centennial Fountain. Coordinates: 41°53′19.85″N 87°37′3.39″W. The Centennial Fountain water arc. The fountain waterfall as seen from across the Chicago River. Nicholas J Melas Centennial Fountain is located on the north bank of the Chicago River at McClurg Court in Near North Side, Chicago. [1] It was dedicated in 1989, to celebrate ...

  5. City Offers Program Where Chicago Residents Can Test ... - Patch

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    Chicago residents can call 3-1-1 and have a DIY water testing kit sent their homes to test tap water for lead. Lorraine Swanson , Patch Staff Posted Fri, Jun 10, 2016 at 2:26 am CT

  6. Tunnel and Reservoir Plan - Wikipedia

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    Aerial view of Phase II of the McCook Reservoir under construction in 2023. 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 ...

  7. Chicago area water quality - Wikipedia

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    They found that out of the 2,059 water samples collected from the beaches, 285 exceeded the RWQS, for a total of 14% exceeding samples. According to Dick Durbin, the opening of the two new sewage treatments plants in Skokie and Calumet was designed to improve the overall water quality of the Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS). The two modified ...

  8. Tribune Tower - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Category:Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater ...

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    Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago people‎ (1 C, 10 P) Pages in category "Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.

  10. Chicago Rising from the Lake - Wikipedia

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    Chicago Rising from the Lake (1954) is a bronze sculpture by Milton Horn. The sculpture shows a woman, rising from waters of Lake Michigan , with flames, animals and wheat. It represents Chicago's rebirth after the Great Chicago Fire , and subsequent rise to become a leader in transportation, stockyards and commodities .

  11. 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. Chicago P.D. revolves around the members of the Intelligence Unit of the 21st District of the Chicago Police Department.