Illinois River Project News

Below are a few articles that relate to the recent happenings of the Illinois River Project

Louisiana Wants Illinois Mud as Building Block for Devastated Marshes (PDF)
October 24, 2005 by Cain Burdeau, Associated Press.

Mud-to-Parks - Brainchild of John Marlin (PDF)
Article by Phil Bloomer and originally appeared in the Champaign, IL News-Gazette

Innovative "Mud-to-Parks Project" Begins in Illinois River
To view video of the press conference, click on the video link at the bottom of the page.

The Peoria Experiment and Grand Calument River Clean-Up (PDF 1.0 MB)
From Dredging and Port Construction Americas, February, 2004. Posted with permission of Lloyd's RegisterFairplay.

Silt: A Problem Turned Solution? (PDF)
Summary: This article discusses the problems that silt has caused in the Illinois River, and the possible solutions to get rid of the silt.