Locals Weigh In on Lifting Ban on Nuclear Power Plants

Locals Weigh In on Lifting Ban on Nuclear Power Plants

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In 1987 Illinois said “No” to any more commercial nuclear power plants. But recently, Illinois State Representative JoAnn Osmond has called for lifting the ban on plant construction. As part of our series Chicago Matters: Growing Forward we asked what locals what they think of the idea.
These are the voices of local residents in downtown Chicago’s Federal Plaza.