Trump administration stops work on Great Lakes Asian carp project near Joliet

Gov. JB Pritzker is calling on the Trump administration to immediately reverse a work stoppage on an embattled project needed to keep invasive Asian carp out of the Great Lakes near Joliet. Contractors at the Brandon Road Interbasin Project received a work stoppage order on July 24 stating the project is under administrative review, despite about $2 million worth of material already on site. Work was slated to begin this week, with shaft drilling scheduled for September. Jobsite trailers were…