Tag: home rule

Mahomet ends talks with data center developer after community backlash

Mahomet officials were in talks with Clean Cloud Energy about a potential data center in the village.

Champaign County Executive Steve Summers leans forward with his chin in his hand as he speaks into a microphone.

Bipartisan group of Champaign County Board members thwart vote on home rule, blocking a plan to ban data centers

Several Champaign County Board members left the special meeting early, causing it to end after only three minutes and before any member of the public could speak on the home rule issue.

A group of people sit in chairs in a semi circle against a wall. They look at a big piece of white paper hanging on the wall. A woman to the left of the paper speaks into a microphone.

Champaign County group rallying against data centers hosts second information session

Resist AI Data Centers in Champaign County launched last month to push against data center development in the county.

Savoy’s Home Rule Referendum Attracts Supporters & Opponents

SAVOY – Larger towns in Illinois with more than 25,000 people have home rule powers automatically granted to them under the state constitution. Smaller towns have to ask voters for permission. And that’s what’s happening with the April 6 election in Savoy, just south of Champaign. Home rule powers allow a city or village