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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
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...
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...