Environmental Senator Kirk Statement on the Army Corps Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study by Gary Kopycinski on January 6, 2014 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Environmental: People Outside Will Be Injured: Severe Thunderstorms Strike Park Forest March 31, 2026 Park Forest Officials Urge Residents to Protect Pipes as Coldest Air of the Season Continues December 14, 2025 Park Forest Workshops Join Global Effort to Prevent Bird Collisions August 21, 2025 WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 6, 2014. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk released the following statement today regarding the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study (GLMRIS), conducted by the Army Corps of Engineers and released earlier today: