Politics & Government
Quinn Orders Joliet Youth Center to Close
The city will lose more than 200 jobs because of the governor's decision; state Rep. Larry Walsh vows to keep fighting.
will lose 230 state jobs at the end of October with Gov. Pat Quinn final decision Wednesday to close the on McDonough Road and six other state prison facilities.
Despite that pronouncement, state Rep. Larry Walsh Jr. (D-Joliet) told the Joliet Herald-News that he will continue to press the governor to change his mind.
“I’m going to try,” he said. “I’m not giving up yet. We’ve got until Oct. 31.”
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