Firm picked for independent audit of Chanute site

RANTOUL – The village of Rantoul has selected an engineering firm to conduct an independent environmental audit of the former Chanute Air Force Base.

Village Administrator David Johnston said a committee of department heads selected Burns & McDonnell, of Downers Grove, to study the conditions of the property since the base closed in 1993.

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