State grant too late to save Chanute air show

RANTOUL – Two months after the loss of a state grant nearly caused the Chanute Air Museum to close, the state has changed its mind and decided to award the grant anyway.

But the grant comes too late to save the museum's air show, which has been grounded for 2008.

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