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Vote for a Greener Water Reclamation Board!
Cook County’s Metropolitan Water Reclamation District is one of the largest waste treatment and flood prevention agencies in the world. Overseen by an elected Board of Commissioners, this taxpayer-funded agency is also one of Cook County’s largest governmental bodies, with over 2,000 employees and an annual operating budget of well over a billion dollars.
The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, or MWRD, is responsible for:
- Flood prevention and abatement in Cook County
- Wastewater and sewage treatment for most of Cook County (a handful of suburban municipalities have their own sewer authority)
- Water quality testing in the Chicago Area Waterway System, which covers 76 miles of navigable waterways all across Cook County
For more than 20 years, all Commissioners elected to the Board have been Democrats. The Green Party is running a slate of three candidates in 2020 on a unified platform that prioritizes flood-preventing infrastructure and governmental reforms to end the entrenched culture of pay-to-play, cronyism, and nepotism.
Vote Green Party candidates for clean water, clean soil, and clean government!
Questions and comments: campaign@mwrd-ilgp.org
Candidate Statement: “Vacancy of Bradford” Concession
Following the news services' call of the "Vacancy of Bradford" Metropolitan Water Reclamation District election, I have reached out to my opponent on the ballot, M. Cameron "Cam" Davis, to congratulate him on his victory. It has been a pleasure and a privilege to...
Greens for MWRD Oppose Private Easement Request on North Shore Channel
STATEMENT: GREENS FOR MWRD OPPOSE PRIVATE EASEMENT ON MWRD LAND The Greens for MWRD campaign and candidates oppose the Keefe Family Trust's request for a private easement on MWRD land along the North Shore channel. The request, which would allow for the clearance of...
5 Reasons to Go Green in Cook County’s MWRD Election
If you live in Cook County, there's an elected office on your ballot every two years that you may not have heard of, but that oversees a tremendous amount of taxpayer money: Commissioner of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD). The...
MWRD: Incumbent Commissioner Doubles Down on Donation Falsehood
MWRD COMMISSIONER DOUBLES DOWN ON DONATION FALSEHOOD Incumbent Democrat claims to follow Cook County campaign contribution limits; has violated them nearly 50 times. In a candidate questionnaire made public Sunday, responding to a question about campaign contributions...
Explosion & Collapse at Calumet Water Reclamation Plant – Statement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, August 30 Greens for MWRD Contact: 773-809-4547 or campaign@mwrd-ilgp.org Statement: Explosion & Collapse at Calumet Water Reclamation Plant Green Party candidates for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago...
MWRD Director Departs Under Gag Rule; Greens Call for Transparency and Accountability
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, JULY 13 Greens for MWRD campaign@mwrd-ilgp.org Water Reclamation District Director Resigns with "Gag Order"; Green Party Candidates Call for Transparency and Accountability MWRD head departs following outside investigation—with a $95,000...
Weekend of Action! – May 26-28
IT'S THE FINAL PUSH TO PUT A FIVE-CANDIDATE SLATE ON THE BALLOT! Over the past three months, the Illinois Green Party has been fighting for the most fundamental of democratic rights: the opportunity for candidates to run for elected office. We've been opposed at every...
Candidate Geoffrey Cubbage talks MWRD with Hard Lens Media
An interview with candidate Geoffrey Cubbage, filmed on March 17th, aired this weekend on CAN-TV. The full video is available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFezWgMQFeY
Join the Fight: Five Greens on the Ballot in Chicago This November!
You know you're doing something right when they're fighting you as hard as the Chicago machine is fighting us! Since mid-January 2018, Democrat-controlled election authorities in Chicago and Cook County have: Announced a snap primary to fill a vacancy on the...
Green Party Slates Geoffrey Cubbage for Vacancy of Bradford Nomination
2018 is an exciting year in the normally low-profile Metropolitan Water Reclamation District election: due to a pair of vacancies, five of the nine Commissioner seats—a controlling majority—will be on voters' ballots in November. Because no candidate in the Green...