The Piatt County Board, with reluctance, approves the county’s first wind farm
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The Piatt County Board, with reluctance, approves the county’s first wind farm

ByJim Meadows

The Piatt County Board voted 4-2 on Friday to approve a special use permit for a wind farm in the county. But several members made it clear they were approving the Prosperity Wind project reluctantly, as a new Illinois law gave them no real choice in the matter.

217 Today: Schools invest in security and technology in case of shootings

217 Today: Schools invest in security and technology in case of shootings

ByFarrah Anderson

Monday, October 16, 2023 Today’s headlines:  The state of Illinois is investing an additional $10 million in Israeli government Bonds. New legislation in Springfield could change how cannabis gets from grow facilities to dispensaries. The Fighting Illini football team defeated the Maryland Terrapins 27-to-24 Saturday. More than 250 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign students were…