The Joliet, Illinois, City Council on Tuesday approved a $41 million bid to build four tanks that will hold two days of water reserves once Joliet starts using Lake Michigan water. The came in at twice the estimated cost, a difference amounting to about $20 million. Read the full story by Shaw Local News Network.
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