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Ill. adds $10 million to Chicago River cleanup fund

By on April 16, 2012
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The state of Illinois announced recently that it would contribute $10 million to an effort to disinfect sewage bound for the Chicago River and make the waterway safer and more accessible for recreation, according WBBM Newsradio, a local CBS affiliate.

The contribution is small compared to the $425 million price tag some have estimated for a complete cleanup, but it’s a sign that the river is increasingly seen as a potential environmental and tourism asset instead of a sewer pipe.

Read more at CBS Chicago.

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About Jeff Gillies

Jeff spent three years writing about fish and science around the Great Lakes. Now he writes here about fish and science across the country. He's the editor of the Environmental Monitor.

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