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Gitmo detainees to NW Illinois?

Northern Public Radio
Published November 16, 2009 at 7:20 PM CST

By Susan Stephens

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wnij/local-wnij-871215.mp3

Thompson, IL – A state prison in northwest Illinois has been sitting mostly empty since it was built in 2001. Now federal officials are considering buying the Thomson prison. WNIJ's Susan Stephens reports.