By Ray Long in Springfield | With little debate, the Senate voted to drop the ban on
building nuclear power plants in Illinois. The measure was sent to the
House on a bipartisan 40-1 vote, with two lawmakers voting present.

Sen. Mike Jacobs, the East Moline Democrat who sponsored the
proposal, said Illinois should take advantage of the efforts by
President Barack Obama, a former Illinois state senator, to back some
nuclear power projects, citing federal support for a power plant in
Georgia.

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