Ill. governor cites jobs in keeping prison open
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/img.news.yahoo.com/util/anysize/130,http%3A%2F%2Fd.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fp%2Fap%2F20090313%2Fcapt.3aab1a913e6f4f2d81f74cd47dc7638c.save_our_prison_cx105.jpg?v=2" align="left" height="74" width="130" alt="In this Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008 file photo, corrections officers leave the Pontiac Correctional Center during a shift change in Pontiac, Ill.. Gov. Pat Quinn said Thursday, March 12, 2009, he has decided to keep the Pontiac Correctional Center open in a move aimed at preserving more than 500 jobs at one of the area's largest employers. Quinn cited jobs as the main motivation behind his decision to reverse ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich's plan to close the 137-year-old prison. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090313/ap_on_re_us/save_our_prison)AP - When then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich slated the Pontiac Correctional Center for closure last May, some Pontiac lawmakers saw it as punishment for crossing him.</p><br clear="all"/>
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