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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
Get Greens on the Ballot for MWRD!
Help the GREENS get on the Ballot! A Nov. 30th deadline is quickly approaches and we NEED some Boots on the Ground in Cook County! Sign-up to Help! Paid petitioning spots are available.
Petitioning Underway for Toneal Jackson’s 2024 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Race!
Petitioning is underway for the Green Party's Toneal Jackson in the 2024 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD)! Covering most of Cook County and a few townships outside of Cook County, the MWRD is a sanitary district responsible for protecting Lake Michigan,...
IVI-IPO Endorses Toneal Jackson for MWRD Commissioner
The Independent Voters of Illinois – Independent Precinct Organization has endorsed Toneal Jackson, Green candidate for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Commissioner! The IVI–IPO has been in existence since 1944. It has been dedicated to good government...
Who I Am Promo (Toneal Jackson for MWRD)
https://youtu.be/MyQpJN2tdvw International Award-Winning Author, publisher, podcaster and organizer. Founder of Artists Promoting Success and I’m Glad to be a Woman, Jackson uses her platforms to educate and empower. Her podcast, Toneal Talks Politics has helped bring...
Green MWRD Slate On the Ballot!
The Illinois Green Party's 2022 slate for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District will be on the ballot in the November 2022 General Election after no challenges to their signatures were submitted. Green candidates for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District,...
Green MWRD Candidates Submit Signatures to Get on November Ballot
Green candidates for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, Toneal Jackson and Mark Buettner, filed their petitions to get on the ballot for the 2022 General Election on Monday (3/14/22). The MWRD, which occupies most of Cook County, plus a few townships...
Call to Action! Help the Green MWRD Slate Get on the Ballot!
Like all candidates in Illinois, we are required to collect signatures in order to get on the ballot. Usually for Greens this means collecting between 5 and 25 times more signatures than their recognized party counter parts. Luckily, our past runs for MWRD (over a...
Join the Green Wave and Help Petition for Change!
The Illinois Green Party holds an established party status in the The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) and is currently gathering petitions for ballot access. Cook County Green Party and Illinois Green Party Recognized Candidates for...
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...