On Monday, the commission OK d the heavily-debated request to rezoned the former Kmart distribution center property just west of Interstate 57 from light industrial to heavy industrial.
At last week s bi-monthly Economic Alliance of Kankakee County board meeting, the board adopted a five-paragraph resolution supporting the $2-billion Gotion development set for the long-vacant, 1.5-million-square-foot Kmart Distribution property
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During the public commentary portion of Tuesday s Kankakee County Board meeting, three people from Manteno spoke against the Gotion hi-tech battery manufacturing site.
Residents of Manteno, Illinois were outraged when they found out local and state officials had finalized a deal with a Chinese Communist Party-linked company.