In fight to keep invasive carp from the Great Lakes, Pritzker, Army Corps at impasse on building a barrier

In an effort to keep invasive carp from spreading to the Great Lakes, the states of Illinois and Michigan and the Army Corps of Engineers need to sign an agreement — but for months have been locked in a stalemate over what comes next. Illinois wants a better deal that would leave the door open for more federal funding and an incremental construction process, “While the federal government has determined this project is of the highest priority, the taxpayers of Illinois and Michigan should not be the only states to...