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Deep Tunnel plan readies Thornton and McCook reservoirs
Work on two final Deep Tunnel reservoirs in the southeast suburbs aims to curb basement floods and waterway pollution. The Thornton and McCook sites, part of a $3 billion system begun in 1975, will hold billions of gallons of sewage tainted stormwater, with completion targeted by 2014. Opponents warn of odor, property impacts, and tax implications for Thornton’s TIF district, while officials push for federal funding and faster flood relief.
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APC
Thornton
McCook
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
O’hare International Airport
MWRD
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
McCook-area
Cook County
Chicago
Jim Neidlinger
Willow Springs
Nanci Katz
McCook Area
Michelle Schmitz
Thornton Quarry
Interstate 80
Little Calumet
Thorn Creek
Army Corps
Jack Swan
Jim Marino
Swan
Jack Farnan
Tif
Farnan
South Holland
Donald DeGraff
DeGraff
Niedlinger
Washington, D.C
Jim Giglio