A measure introduced in Springfield would eliminate a County Board’s ability to set its own regulations around wind turbines. Wind energy is a highly contentious topic that is making the rounds in communities across the state. A Chicago lawmaker is proposing taking local control away from local governments. Downstate Senator Chapin Rose calls the legislation bad public policy.
Rose says this is more big government legislation and more Chicago-land lawmakers dictating how downstate Illinois operates.
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