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Oil Will Flow Through IL Pipeline Again
ROMEOVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- An oil pipeline that sprung a leak outside Chicago has been repaired and is set to be returned to service.

Pipeline owner Enbridge Energy Partners says oil will begin flowing through the line early Friday. The pipeline has been shut down since the leak was discovered in a Romeoville industrial park on Sept. 9.

The leak sent oil bubbling to the surface and into vegetation, a retention pond and a sewage treatment plant.

The situation has interrupted the flow of oil to Midwest refineries and resulted in a sharp spike in regional gas prices.

Art Meyer, senior vice president for Enbridge, says oil should begin reaching suppliers immediately. Federal officials say rocks may be to blame for the damage to the pipe and a nearby water line.

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