AFTER YEARS OF NEGOTIATIONS…THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS PURCHASING THE THOMSON CORRECTIONAL CENTER IN NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS.

THE FEDS ARE BUYING THE PRISON FOR 165 MILLION DOLLARS. THOMSON HAS SAT EMPTY SINCE 2010…AND GOVERNOR PAT QUINN SAYS THIS SALE WILL BRING MORE THAN 11-HUNDRED MUCH NEEDED JOBS TO THE AREA.

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THE DEAL HAD BEEN HELD UP BECAUSE OF CONCERNS THAT THOMSON WOULD HOUSE DETAINEES FROM GUANTANAMO BAY. U-S SENATOR DICK DURBIN SAYS THAT WON’T BE THE CASE…AND THAT TURNING THE FACILITY INTO A MAXIMUM SECURITY FEDERAL PRISON WILL CREATE AND JOBS AND STIMULATE THE ECONOMY.

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DURBIN SAYS THE JOBS WILL BE BOTH AT THE PRISON AND IN CONSTRUCTION.