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Podcast: City Cast Chicago
Episode: What is the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District? Hint: They’re in Your Drains
Description: Early voting is underway for the June 28 primary. But sometimes you’re looking at a list of names, and you don’t even know what they’re running for. Host Jacoby Cochran has often felt that way looking at the list of candidates for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District commissioners. What does the MWRD even do? To find out, we asked commissioner Kim Neely du Buclet, who is not up for election this year.As Jacoby mentioned, there are six cooling areas in the city. You can find out more info here.F...