Oil flowing again through pipeline after break leaked hundreds of thousands of gallons in Ill.

Oil flowing again through Ill. pipeline

ROMEOVILLE, Ill. — Officials have reopened an oil pipeline that was shut down after leaking hundreds of thousands of gallons of crude oil near Chicago.

Pipeline owner Enbridge Energy Partners said repairs were completed this week and oil began flowing through the line early Friday.

The pipeline had been shut down since shortly after the leak was discovered Sept. 9 in an industrial park in Romeoville, about 30 miles southwest of Chicago.

Federal officials say more than 250,000 gallons of oil have been recovered from the site. The leak sent oil bubbling to the surface and into vegetation, a retention pond and a sewage treatment plant.

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