Illinois, Indiana join forces in a bid for coal plant of future

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and Indiana Gov. Mitchell Daniels are teaming up to try to land a $1 billion project touted as the coal plant of the future.

The duo signed a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday, in which they agreed to "pool their collective expertise in a joint effort to secure the FutureGen project."

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