Proposal calls for using maximum-security prison in struggling northern Illinois . On Obama , federal officials to visit facility in the Thomson Correctional Center , about 150 miles west of Chicago . `` It 's good for our economy The federal prison system houses approximately 340 inmates linked to international terrorism , including more than 200 tied to international incidents , another Obama official said . , it 's good for public safety , '' Chicago governor says . But Rep. Mark Kirk says plan could make Illinois `` ground zero '' for terror plots , recruitment .
Proposal calls for using maximum-security prison in struggling northern Illinois . On Obama , federal officials to visit facility in the Thomson Correctional Center , about 150 miles west of Chicago . `` It 's good for our economy , it 's good for public safety , '' Chicago governor says . But Rep. Mark Kirk says plan could make Illinois `` ground zero '' for terror plots , recruitment .