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Kochs: Southern Illinois roots, national clout

May 11, 2011 Mike Davis Illinois/Midwest, Infrastructure, Politics One comment

The Koch family fortune has its roots  in the Metro East area of Illinois, with branches radiating in many directions. The patriarch of the

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