The first round of many significant flood control projects backed by a state grant is about to begin in Lake County. An initial award of $30 million from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity will fund 14 projects that have been prepared in anticipation.
Long-sought modifications and improvements to a nearly century-old earthen dam in Fremont Township will be made possible through a $1.34 million federal grant.
Illinois Democrats doled out $2.8 million in federal coronavirus relief money on everything from flood relief to violence prevention programs. Republicans say they were shut out of the process and that the money's being distributed with few specifics.
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