Illinois issues draft of fertilizer plant permit

Published May 9, 2014 10:03pm ET



CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — A draft version of a key permit needed for Cronus Chemicals LLC to build and operate a $1.2 billion fertilizer plant that Illinois and Iowa are competing to host has been issued, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency confirmed Friday.

State officials called it a key step toward seeing the plant and its 200 jobs come to Illinois.

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