Currently IL State Rep for 5th District follow me @staterepkim, former MWRD commissioner. @uchicago MBA…Mom to 2 artists. Love good wine, food and books!
So proud to have cast my ballot with my daughter Alex, who has been working really hard behind the scenes to get her friends & peers involved with the election. She has registered voters encouraged them to vote and even driven friends to the polls!
Banning books is a devastating attempt to erase our history and the authentic stories of many. Thank you to @ILSecOfState for his tireless effort on this important matter! I am proud that @GovPritzker signed HB 2789 into law.
A new rep in the House was appointed this weekend: Former MWRD Commissioner Kimberly Neely du Buclet will fill Lamont Robinson’s seat as he becomes a Chicago alderman today. du Buclet was appointed to the House once before in 2011 for about 22 months #twill
12 years ago today, I took my seat in the Illinois House. The next day, I was joined by my then seatmate @Kim4Water. Today, she returned to the chamber as the representative of the 5th district after Lamont Robinson took his seat as alderman of the 4th ward. Welcome back! #twill
To all moms everywhere, I wish you all Happy Mother's Day. Miss you mom and grandma every day! Thank you for instilling me with all the love and support. A day doesn’t go by without me thinking of you both.
I’m excited to see the CAP for MWRD published. It was one of the first items I inquired during my first BOC meetings in 2019! Thank you to the amazing staff at @MWRDGC for their hard work and dedication on the effort! Let’s get to work to meet our goals!
📰💧🌻Read all about it ➡MWRD Commissioners adopt climate action plan to lower agency's carbon footprint https://t.co/BDkK68LnLg @WaterOnline@WEForg@NACWA@awwa
We completed a successful legislative day at the Illinois State Capitol today in Springfield. In the Senate, on the House floor and in the community, thank you to our Illinois General Assembly for their unwavering support and #collaboration to protect our #Waterenvironment
Thank you @ILSecOfState for his leadership on this important issue. Book banning is about stopping our future generations from learning and thinking for themselves.
'The assault on librarians across the country — that has to end' — Illinois is expected to enact a first-in-the-nation bill to stop book bans (with @Giannoulias)
Historical Photo of the Day: Workers on a cofferdam for a bridge over the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal on October 17, 1929. Join our virtual tour *TODAY* (May 9) at 2 p.m. to learn about the work of the MWRD. Register here ⬇️
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BREAKING– The General Assembly just passed SB1715, which will ensure that all new water fountains include a bottle refill station in places where water fountains are required, making it easier for Illinoisans to reduce single-use plastics and stay hydrated!
Check out this @ILTimes article about IWIL Training Academy! We are so proud of our IWIL/TA alumnae and everything they do! Thanks again, @theresamah4rep, @SenatorFine, @Croke4Illinois, @LtGovStratton, for meeting with our Class of 2023! https://t.co/R7qeHhrLbk
Thank you to @ChiUrbanLeague for hosting the Clean Energy & Water Summit today. We discussed critical environmental issues that Black communities across Cook County are facing. Excited to continue this important work we all have a role to play. Let’s get to work! #cul2023
Today is Great Lakes Awareness Day. This celebrates the largest group of freshwater bodies on Earth. Lakes Michigan, Superior, Huron, Ontario & Erie together make up the largest group of freshwater bodies on Earth and covers over 80% of the water requirement of the continent.