Manhattan Round Barn to receive $2.5 million renovation

chicagotribune.com

The Manhattan Round Barn in Will County will undergo a $2.5 million renovation this year, funded by the Manhattan Park District. The barn, built in the 1890s from materials salvaged from the 1893 Columbian Exposition, is set for a facelift. In Washington, Illinois Democrats, including Gov. JB Pritzker and Sen. Tammy Duckworth, oppose a Republican-led stopgap funding bill aimed at preventing a partial government shutdown. The bill has passed the House and requires some Democratic support in the Senate. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has indicated he will not allow a government shutdown, despite internal frustrations among party members. The Senate faces a midnight deadline to vote on the funding measure.


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