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Parking lot at Lake Mattoon Marina gets a makeover

NEOGA, Ill. (WCIA) It's smooth waters and smooth pavement at the Lake Mattoon Marina. The marina parking lot is now freshly paved and painted. The lot used to be made up of dusty gravel. Mattoon city officials said the makeover is part of a $600,000 grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The [.]

Will County Forest Board to borrow $50 million for capital plan

The Will County Forest District Board voted 16-2 to approve the $50 million bond sale, with two Republican board members casting no votes.

Dolton Park District president accuses Mayor Tiffany Henyard of political retaliation

WindAction | Wind farms, key to clean-energy efforts, threaten birds and bats. Developers urged to plan for wildlife

But, hundreds of thousands of birds and nearly 1 million bats die every year in collisions with wind turbines throughout the United States and Canada. As scientists look for ways to mitigate the effects of climate change, clean energy producers need to keep wildlife populations and their habitats in mind, experts say. “More than half of the (bat) species in the U.S. are either declining or at some risk of decline,” said Winifred Frick, chief scientist at Bat Conservation International. “Wind energy is the leading cause of mortality for our long-distance migratory species. And that mortality rate is worryingly high.”

Joliet Among Area Municipalities Granted Funding For Forestry Projects