Politics

Congressional Budget Cuts Threaten Great Lakes

Sen. Dick Durbin says the U.S. House of Representatives' bill to cut funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative by 80 percent would severely impact programs created to address ecological problems facing the Great Lakes. Programs to keep Asian carp out of the lakes would be slashed, among others. Elizabeth Brackett has the details on Chicago Tonight at 7:00 pm. Read the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Fact Sheet.