In the 1800s, the Chicago River became a cesspool of sewage and waste. Former director Richard Lanyon of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District will detail how reversing the river saved the city of Chicago from disease and illness. Part of our Chicagoland: Read All About It series.
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The Schaumburg Township District Library serves in excess of 134,000 residents in portions of the municipalities Elk Grove Village, Hanover Park, Hoffman Estates, Schaumburg and Streamwood. With over 1 million visitors each year, the library circulates over 2,000,000 items annually and is the second largest public library in the state of Illinois.