# History: Illinois rivers helped grow state's economy | Belleville News-Democrat

> A Belleville News-Democrat history feature, part of an Illinois Bicentennial series, describes how the Illinois River supported commercial fishing and duck hunting resorts. It also notes that low-water navigability problems led to a canal between LaSalle and Chicago that aided the state's growth.

- Date: 2018-04-22 · published 2018-04-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65673-history-illinois-rivers-helped-grow-state-s-economy-belleville-news-democrat
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## Why it matters

This is historical background with no new supply, demand or price driver, so it has no meaningful effect on feed grain or commodity prices.

## Sources

- bnd.com: https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article209318354.html

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