“Board of Commissioners elect leadership positions at MWRD”
News & Events | january 13th, 2025

MWRD Vice President Patricia Theresa Flynn, President Kari K. Steele and Chairman of Finance Marcelino Garcia were elected by their peers on the Board of Commissioners to serve as officers. The nine-member Board of Commissioners for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District …

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“Fitch Rates Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, IL’s GOs ‘AAA’; Outlook Stable,” Fitch Ratings
News & Events | november 25th, 2024

Fitch Ratings: Fitch Ratings has assigned 'AAA' ratings to the following Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, IL (the district) obligations: --Approximately $300 million general obligation capital improvement bonds (green bonds), 2024 series A; --Approximately $25 million general obligation unlimited tax, 2024 …

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Marcelino Garcia, Chairman of Finance, honored as Notable Latino Leader by Crain’s Chicago Business
News & Events | november 19th, 2024

From architecture and the arts to tech and transportation, Chairman of Finance Marcelino Garcia is a leader making his mark and has been honored as a Notable Latino Leader by Crain's Chicago Business. Scope of work:  As an MWRD commissioner, Garcia …

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MWRD Chairman of Finance Marcelino Garcia hosts delegation from Kyiv, Ukraine for infrastructure tour
News & Events | october 30th, 2024

(L-R): MWRD Chairman of Finance Marcelino Garcia; Andria Volodymyr Yermak, Deputy Mayor of Kyiv; Engineer of Treatment Plant Operations Joe Cummings; Deputy Director of Maintenance and Operations Adam Gronski; Roman Kashpur, Ukrainian soldier and athlete; Vera Eliashevsky and Andrew Eliashevsky …

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Calumet Partnership Council celebrated at MWRD Board of Commissioners meeting for commitment to community, collaboration and environmental justice
News & Events | october 21st, 2024

(Front, L-R): MWRD Commissioner Yumeka Brown, MWRD Principal Civil Engineer Lolita Thompson, Vice President Patricia Theresa Flynn, CPC member Deloris Lucas, President Kari K. Steele, CPC member Saul Arambula, CPC member Tom Shepherd, Commissioner Precious Brady-Davis, and MWRD Public and …

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Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, LGBT Chamber of Commerce host MWRD for Business Smart Week 2024 Construction Summit
News & Events | august 29th, 2024

Representatives of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) participated in the LGBT Chamber of Commerce and Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s Business Smart Week 2024 Construction Summit at the Federal Reserve Bank Building in Chicago, IL. The event, …

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Nicholas J. Melas Centennial Fountain reopens to the public
News & Events | august 20th, 2024

Supporters for clean water lined the north bank of the Chicago River with Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) officials to celebrate the reopening of an iconic landmark where the city’s prized lakefront meets the river and soaring …

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“Marcelino Garcia, Who’s Who in Government,” Negocios Now
News & Events | august 13th, 2024

Negocios Now, a Peter Lisagor award-winning publication, has named MWRD Chairman of Finance Marcelino Garcia as a “Who’s Who in Government.” Marcelino Garcia is the Director of Community Affairs at Cook County Health and a Commissioner at the Metropolitan Water Reclamation …

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Chicago Sister Cities International, Amman Committee, hosts delegation at MWRD to discuss water resilience
News & Events | july 10th, 2024

The Chicago Sister Cities International (CSCI), Amman Committee, a division of World Business Chicago (WBC), recently joined the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) in hosting a delegation from Jordan’s capital city to discuss water resilience and sustainable …

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MWRD salutes Pride Month with celebratory event
News & Events | july 1st, 2024

  MWRD Chairman of Finance Marcelino Garcia, Vice President Patricia Theresa Flynn, President Kari K. Steele, Lakeside Pride Music Ensembles’ Brandon Strawn and Adrienne Price, and Commissioners Precious Brady-Davis, Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda and Daniel Pogorzelski.   The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of …

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