The Perks Keep On Flowing for Water District Employees
(NYT) — Working for the public agency that handles Cook County’s storm water and wastewater often involves unglamorous trips into the cavernous Deep Tunnel or to the malodorous sewage treatment plant in south-suburban Stickney. But duty has also called district employees on trips to Thailand, Denmark, the Greek islands and some of Chicago’s nicest steakhouses — all at the taxpayers’ expense.
