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Guv announces new coal plant Clean-burning unit set to open in 2006 in Will County
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SPRINGFIELD--The state's struggling coal industry got some good
news Friday when Gov. Blagojevich announced plans for a $1 billion
coal plant at the former Joliet Arsenal in Will County.
"Construction of this power plant will demonstrate we can burn
Illinois coal without harming the environment and deliver new jobs
for the mining industry in central and southern Illinois,"
Blagojevich said in a statement.
The plant will employ at least 80 technical workers, use as much
as 2 milli...
