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Trump vows to fight invasive carp in Great Lakes, but Illinois federal funds remain frozen

The Brandon Road Lock and Dam in Joliet on Feb. 1, 2021. A funding pause has halted progress on the long-planned improvements at the lock and dam, a chokepoint at the Des Plaines River designed to block invasive species from reaching the Great Lakes. (Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune)
The Brandon Road Lock and Dam in Joliet on Feb. 1, 2021. A funding pause has halted progress on the long-planned improvements at the lock and dam, a chokepoint at the Des Plaines River designed to block invasive species from reaching the Great Lakes. (Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune)
By | cfreitag@chicagotribune.com | Chicago Tribune
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State leaders call on the federal government to release money to begin the Brandon Road project, a critical barrier system near Joliet.
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