Title

Mud-to Parks Project Begins in Illinois River

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-3-2004

Abstract

"Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn, Congressman Ray LaHood (R-Peoria), Chicago Park District General Superintendent Timothy J. Mitchell and others celebrated the first scoop of sediment dredged from the Illinois River at Peoria Lake destined for Chicago as part of the innovative “Mud-to-Parks” project."

This article is about the dredging of Peoria Lake and the delivery of the sediment into Chicago. A paper copy of the article was donated to Olivet Nazarene University by the Black family.

Benner Library's Digital Initiatives staff found the original content online and is providing a link to that source. A back-up .pdf is linked as a related-file in case the online version is unavailable in the future.

Comments

J.R. Black was an advocate for the conservation of the Kankakee River and spent many years collecting data and working with multiple organizations to preserve the Kankakee River Valley.

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