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I believe that is correct.
I think most Cook County suburbs receive lake water, no? I know there is a massive pipeline next to the Addams Tollway that feeds lake water to the NW suburbs.
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I think most Cook County suburbs receive lake water, no? I know there is a massive pipeline next to the Addams Tollway that feeds lake water to the NW suburbs.
Yes that is correct. I know there are some suburbs way out west, like St. Charles/Geneva, where many unincorporated burbs rely on well water (which stinks if you're not used to it). The MWRD serves Cook county primarily, but spills over a little (pun intended) into parts of other counties, DuPage and Will specifically. I do not know other primary water sources of collar counties
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Yes that is correct. I know there are some suburbs way out west, like St. Charles/Geneva, where many unincorporated burbs rely on well water (which stinks if you're not used to it). The MWRD serves Cook county primarily, but spills over a little (pun intended) into parts of other counties, DuPage and Will specifically. I do not know other primary water sources of collar counties
Looks like yes, almost all of Cook County is on lake water. Same goes for DuPage and half of Lake County. Will, Kane, Kendall, and McHenry are mostly pulling water from aquifers but I expect they will demand lake water be piped in as those aquifers start to deplete. For the record, I do not support any extensions of Lake Michigan water so long as they continue to dump water into irrigation systems and golf courses. Similar conservation measures should be used in MWRD territory as well, not to be hypocritical.

https://www.cmap.illinois.gov/2050/d...t/water-supply

Interestingly, Elgin and Aurora have invested in facilities to capture and treat water from the Fox River for their needs. That may be a solution for other suburbs as well, if they can band together to pay for their own facilities. Post-Deep Tunnel, the Des Plaines river may now be clean enough for this approach as well in the SW burbs, since it's basically just lake water anyway. Further cracking down on South Branch polluters may be needed.
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here's a link to a zoomable map showing water sources for the 6 county region:

https://streetcorners.maps.arcgis.co...08434b2cbe65d2
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I thought the Great Lakes Compact restricted which communities could use Lake Michigan Water to the Great Lakes watershed? I guess the Chicago River complicates things a bit here...
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Don't have a Crain's account, so maybe someone with access can post a summary:

https://www.chicagobusiness.com/john...-consumer-unit

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Nielsen picks Chicago as HQ for its consumer unit
After 36 years, the market research company will return to where it was founded by A.C. Nielsen.


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The company’s consumer market research unit is moving its headquarters from New York to Chicago on Jan. 1. Nielsen Holdings, which was founded in Chicago in 1923, decided late last year to spin off the consumer-shopping unit from its better-known business of tracking media consumption.

With about 600 people at 200 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago has the largest office of the consumer-shopping business. The headquarters move is expected to bring about 50 jobs over the next two years.

“We looked at New York and a couple cities in Europe,” said CEO David Rawlinson. “The decision was based on a number of things. There’s the heritage, which I really like. Chicago’s a really good place to have a corporate headquarters. A lot of our clients have headquarters in Chicago. We were encouraged by the development of the Chicago technology scene. It’s a commercial hub. It has a nice balance.”
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Don't have a Crain's account, so maybe someone with access can post a summary:

https://www.chicagobusiness.com/john...-consumer-unit

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Chicago-based ShipBob raised $68 million to expand its fulfillment operations. The company has seen significant growth due to the surge in online shopping. The company currently has about 150 employees at its Chicago headquarters. Source.

Ford Motor Company has opened a materials handling facility on Chicago’s Southeast Side. The project will include four other buildings within a 2.3 million-square-foot project called Commerce Park Chicago, which is expected to create as many as 1,400 jobs. Two of the warehouses will be built on speculation. Source.

Nielsen is splitting into two companies. The consumer market research company will be headquartered in Chicago. The company plans to add at least 50 employees in Chicago over the next two years. Source.
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Ya'll were ahead of me on that Nielsen story.
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The Nielsen story is nice, more of a "feather in the cap" sorta deal for Chicago than any major jobs announcement.

Looks like Nielsen Holdings is splitting and one of its units will now be based in Chicago, although that unit has already been based here for decades. As a standalone company, I wonder if it would make it into the Fortune 500?
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Looks like yes, almost all of Cook County is on lake water. Same goes for DuPage and half of Lake County. Will, Kane, Kendall, and McHenry are mostly pulling water from aquifers but I expect they will demand lake water be piped in as those aquifers start to deplete. For the record, I do not support any extensions of Lake Michigan water so long as they continue to dump water into irrigation systems and golf courses. Similar conservation measures should be used in MWRD territory as well, not to be hypocritical.

https://www.cmap.illinois.gov/2050/d...t/water-supply

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I was literally looking at the same map earlier today! Eerie..
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Old Posted Sep 30, 2020, 2:59 PM
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I thought the Great Lakes Compact restricted which communities could use Lake Michigan Water to the Great Lakes watershed? I guess the Chicago River complicates things a bit here...
Actually, yes but without reading the Compact I'm not sure if the Chicago area has any exceptions that would allow us to expand Lake water diversions more freely than other states. We do have many communities outside the Great Lakes watershed with pre-existing diversions that are grandfathered in, and the mother of all diversions in the form of the Sanitary & Ship Canal.

In general, diversions outside of the Great Lakes watershed are restricted to those communities or counties that straddle the border of the Great Lakes watershed. Practically in Illinois this would mean Lake, Will, and Cook counties only. A bigger chunk of Northwest Indiana is also within the Great Lakes watershed, most of the Region's sprawl may be eligible for lake water. Being eligible does not mean an automatic approval, there are multiple factors that must be weighed.
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It wasn't easy but Waukesha, outside of the watershed, tapped into Lake Michigan.

https://news.wttw.com/2016/05/24/fac...-michigan-help

https://www.jsonline.com/story/commu...st/3158815001/
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Maybe this article is just a puff piece, but still good to see:

https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/best-cities-us

Chicago voted #1 for four years in a row:
1. Chicago, IL

"It's no wonder Chicago is topping this list again. A world-class destination known for its impressive architecture, first-rate museums, brilliant chefs, and massive brewing scene, it’ll take several repeat visits to get through your list of must-dos. Most people start with the downtown—from the Magnificent Mile, ritzy Gold Coast, and funky Old Town, not to mention the business-oriented Loop—but there are 77 neighborhoods to explore, where you'll find cutting-edge restaurants, chilled-out corner bars, and, no matter where you go, some of the most pleasant people you'll find anywhere."
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Maybe this article is just a puff piece, but still good to see:

https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/best-cities-us

Chicago voted #1 for four years in a row:
1. Chicago, IL

"It's no wonder Chicago is topping this list again. A world-class destination known for its impressive architecture, first-rate museums, brilliant chefs, and massive brewing scene, it’ll take several repeat visits to get through your list of must-dos. Most people start with the downtown—from the Magnificent Mile, ritzy Gold Coast, and funky Old Town, not to mention the business-oriented Loop—but there are 77 neighborhoods to explore, where you'll find cutting-edge restaurants, chilled-out corner bars, and, no matter where you go, some of the most pleasant people you'll find anywhere."
Wait a minute - some random online publication called the Michigan Ave the Magnificent Mile and not the Miracle Mile?! That's big news!
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It wasn't easy but Waukesha, outside of the watershed, tapped into Lake Michigan.

https://news.wttw.com/2016/05/24/fac...-michigan-help

https://www.jsonline.com/story/commu...st/3158815001/
Waukesha County is (partially) in the Lake Michigan watershed, so they were always eligible under the terms of the Compact, even though Waukesha itself drains to the Fox/Illinois/Mississippi watershed.

It's not really the slippery slope that Wisco environmentalists tried to claim it was. They just don't like Waukesha Cty Republicans getting Lake water, or Lake water going to fuel urban sprawl.
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I always get excited when this thread gets a bump....until I realize that the off-topic discussion about water usage in the Great Lakes keeps getting perpetuated here...
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Ok here's some economic news, none of it good.

https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/10...n-near-future/

Chicago’s Ruth’s Chris Steak House Location To Close; Hundreds Of Other Job Cuts Coming At Illinois Businesses In Near Future

By CBS 2 Chicago StaffOctober 6, 2020 at 8:30


CHICAGO (CBS) — The latest Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act report said Ruth’s Chris Steak House in River North will be closing for good, while seven other companies in the area will be cutting several hundred jobs between them in the weeks to come.

The report said Ruth’s Chris at 431 N. Dearborn St., which shut down for the COVID-19 pandemic, will remain closed permanently.

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Meanwhile, the WARN report announced hundreds of permanent layoffs that will take effect from Oct. 27 through Nov. 16.

Among the companies enacting layoffs is the American Hotel Register Company in Vernon Hills. The company said 313 permanent layoffs are coming, amounting to one third of the company workforce.

The company supplies all major hotel chains, and no hotel chain has been doing well during the pandemic. The layoffs at American Hotel Register Company reflect a ripple effect example of businesses downstream from struggling industries.

The multinational foodservice company Compass Group is laying off 198 employees between four operations – Chartwells Dining Services at the Noble Network of charter schools, Chartwells at DePaul University, and Restaurant Associates at the University of Chicago’s Quadrangle Club. The greatest number of layoffs among those three subunits are 111 at DePaul. They will take effect between Oct. 27 and Nov. 2.

Arcosa Wind Towers, based in downstate Clinton, will enact 148 permanent layoffs on Nov. 16. National Railway Equipment Co., based in south suburban Dixmoor, will enact 24 permanent layoffs beginning Dec. 31. Nestlé USA – which has a distribution center in DeKalb – will cut 70 jobs beginning Nov. 13.

Meanwhile, in notices of recent layoffs, Aramark’s foodservice operation at Loyola University instituted 240 permanent layoffs beginning last week.

Airport Management Services’ Hudson Group, which operates book and newspaper stores at Midway and O’Hare international airports, has instituted 33 and 72 permanent layoffs at each respective airport between Aug. 31 and Oct. 1 – along with one additional employee at each location for an indefinite period that may last more than six months. The total number of jobs cut is 105.

United Airlines will institute 83 more permanent layoffs – 12 on Oct. 30 and 17 on Nov. 30.

The Freeman Company, which deals in events and conferences, said it has or will be temporarily laying off 61 people sometime between Sept. 30 of this year and March 1, 2021 for a period exceeding six months. Other Freeman ventures will also institute temporary layoffs for a total of 154 jobs altogether.

Hollywood Casino Joliet is cutting 68 more jobs starting Oct. 15.

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