Chicagoans are fortunate to have our greatest resource — fresh water — right in our backyard in the form of Lake Michigan, the Chicago River, the Des Plaines River and the Calumet River. Now the city is at the crossroads of water challenges that are bedeviling the Great Lakes region.
The upcoming mayoral election provides an opportunity for Chicago’s next leader to show us how they plan to solve four of the city’s biggest water problems.
