Federal loans aimed at rural Illinois water infrastructure

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin's office said in a news release Monday that $14.3 million of the money will be used for a new wastewater treatment plan in Monticello.

[...] a loan of $975,000 will help supply potable water to some residents of Shelby County in central Illinois and $425,000 will help replace a wastewater treatment plant in Iroquois County in eastern Illinois.