The $1.2-billion Brandon Road Interbasin Project is being built in Joliet, Ill. to prevent Asian carp and other invasive ...

The state plans to build a barrier to keep out the carp, but first it has to deal with the legacy of pollution at the ...

The state plans to build a barrier to keep out the carp. But first it has to deal with the legacy of pollution at the construction site.

"Acquiring this land will allow the project to move forward and ensure our Great Lakes are protected for generations to come," said U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill.

Only 40 miles separate voracious Asian carp from the world's largest freshwater ecosystem. To stop them, Illinois must reckon ...