State of the State: A Community Rallies Around its Prison
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We continue our State of Your State series with a look at how the potential closure of Pontiac Correctional Center would affect the community. Stephanie Delong is a business owner and wife of a correctional center employee and she explains what the closure of the prison would mean for her family, and the community. Gov. Quinn announced last Thursday that the Pontiac Correctional Center will remain open.