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Bureau County approves wind farm - Tiskilwa family receives permits to construct four towers
March 15, 2006 by Erinn Deshinsky in Journal Star

PRINCETON - A rural Tiskilwa family received approval Tuesday night from the Bureau County Board night to construct four wind towers near Tiskilwa.

Wind energy and highway 34 discussed Thursday by county finance committee
March 10, 2006 by Hayley Kessler in Daily Review Atlas

MONMOUTH - The Warren County Board Finance Committee met yesterday at the courthouse. It was announced that there will be an informational meeting about wind energy at West Central High School in Biggsville at 1 p.m. March 25. Several local school districts are trying or are getting ready to try to reduce their power bills by utilizing wind energy as a power source.

Chicago company interested in Knox, Henry counties
March 5, 2006 by Ben Botkin in The Register-Mail

GALESBURG - Another energy developer is interested in bringing a large-scale wind farm to Knox County.

Company could bring 265 towers - Officials outline wind energy plan for Knox, Henry counties
March 3, 2006 by Kevin Sampier in Journal Star

GALESBURG - A second wind energy company interested in Knox County says it could bring 265 wind towers to the area, according to county officials.

Complaint filed by attorneys for Boone wind farm - The County Board rejected a proposal to put up 15 turbines near Quail Trap and Ramsay roads.
March 2, 2006 in Register Star

BELVIDERE — A Boone County Circuit Court judge could rule next month whether an October decision by the County Board to deny a wind farm was just.

City supports research into wind farm - Abingdon Council approves $2,000, if money needed
February 7, 2006 by Ben Botkin in The Register-Mail

ABINGDON - The Abingdon City Council decided Monday that the city is willing to support a wind energy research project with up to $2,000 if the money is needed.

Much to do before wind power harnessed - Zoning, monitoring, marketing precede development
February 5, 2006 by Ben Botkin in The Register-Mail

GALESBURG - Before wind turbines swish through the air in Knox County, work remains.

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Wind farm meets fresh resistance - Ogle County landowner sues to stop development
January 27, 2006 by Diana Thorn-Roemer in The Journal-Standard

FREEPORT - A federal lawsuit seeking to stop development of a $90 million wind turbine farm north of Leaf River has been filed against about two dozen defendants in United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois in Rockford.

Federal suit filed to stop Ogle wind farm project
January 26, 2006 by Mike Wiser in Rockford Register Star

Patricia Muscarello has asked the federal courts to permanently stop the Ogle County Board from allowing power-generating windmills to go up and the power company from building them

Also filed under [ Property Values| Zoning/Planning]

City planners to give wind machines a whirl
January 24, 2006 by Gary Wisbee, Environmental Reporter in suntimes.com

Wind power is coming soon to the Windy City.

Solar energy firm to build wind farm
January 4, 2006 by Erinn Deshinsky in The Journal Star

MENDOTA - A solar-energy company has plans to branch out into the wind-energy business with an 84-megawatt wind farm in Lee and LaSalle counties.

Ogle approves wind farm plan
December 21, 2005 by Melissa Westphal in Rockford Register Star

Residents Christ Fillip Jr., Mary Rose Krupa and Kenneth Drake attended many of the wind-farm meetings and were disappointed with the outcome. “This County Board is concerned with only one thing — dollars,” said Fillip, who lives in Leaf River.

County board will vote on wind farm
December 20, 2005 by Tonja Greenfield in The Ogle County Life

The lack of a protection plan was a concern expressed by the members of the zoning board of appeals before they voted to approve the wind-farm on Tuesday night, 4-1.

Court rejects Boone County wind-farm review
December 15, 2005 in Rockford Register Star

BELVIDERE — A court fight brought by supporters of a Boone County wind farm project can only be against government agencies and not citizen opponents, a judge ruled Wednesday.

Also filed under [ Zoning/Planning]

Navitas Energy likely to apply for zoning permits in first half of 2006
December 6, 2005 by Travis Morse in The Journal-Standard

According to Terry Groves, director of building and zoning for the county, Navitas is likely considering about four farms in various locations around the county. The company may initially apply for zoning for a site on the northeast side of the county, Groves said

Public Hearing for Wind Farm in Ogle Co.
November 17, 2005 in www.wifr.com

The idea has been brought up in just about every county in the Stateline. Wednesday night in Ogle County members of the public were invited to come up and voice their opinions to the zoning board of appeals. The room was packed with concerned citizens, so much so that some were forced to listen to testimony from the hallway. Every person that stood up to talk was against the proposed wind farm.

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