Gov. Pat Quinn says news is expected this month on a proposal to house Guantanamo Bay detainees at a northwestern Illinois prison.
Quinn says President Barack Obama will make the official decision on Thomson Correctional Center, which is about 150 miles from Chicago.
Quinn believes Thomson is the leading contender among several U.S. facilities federal officials are considering. But the Chicago Democrat on Monday declined to offer a timeline, despite a report published in the Washington Post that a handover could come late this winter.
Quinn has said the deal would bring jobs to the economically downtrodden region. But several GOP leaders have expressed concerns about the safety of the plan.
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press.
Quinn says President Barack Obama will make the official decision on Thomson Correctional Center, which is about 150 miles from Chicago.
Quinn believes Thomson is the leading contender among several U.S. facilities federal officials are considering. But the Chicago Democrat on Monday declined to offer a timeline, despite a report published in the Washington Post that a handover could come late this winter.
Quinn has said the deal would bring jobs to the economically downtrodden region. But several GOP leaders have expressed concerns about the safety of the plan.
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press.
