By Terry James
CLINTON – There is frustration for Illinois State Senator Chapin Rose who is trying to keep the Clinton Nuclear Power Plant up and running.
However, Rose says the bill is being weighed down by too many other provisions.
“I wish at some level they just cut the nukes loose on the bill because I think we would probably be able to muster enough support to vote that bill out, but at this point it still has all those other moving parts,” said Rose.
Those other moving parts include environmental restrictions and a rate increase for Com Ed customers in the Chicago area.
The Clinton Nuclear Power plant and the Quad-Cities plant could start shutting down next year.
The job losses and loss of tax dollars has local officials worried.
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