Updated 12/28/2020 11:19 AM
A cross-shaped solar array that eventually will provide more than 20% of the power to St. Mary of the Lake Mundelein Seminary is up and running on the college s sprawling campus.
More than a year in the making, the solar farm east of Route 45 and north of Route 176 is said to be the first on a Catholic seminary campus and the first installed in the Archdiocese of Chicago.
The array is expected to produce significant savings and represents a commitment to clean energy, said university spokesman Matt Paolelli. The symbolically arranged cross of solar panels is visible from 20,000 feet above.
A COVID Christmas: Suburban churches keep traditions alive Pastor Mary Zajac hangs prayer ornaments on a Christmas tree outside Baker Memorial United Methodist Church in downtown St. Charles during a Christmas Story Caravan event this month. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, church officials have modified Christmas activities to protect members of their congregations. Ryan Rayburn/for the Daily Herald Chris Stumpf, left, gives a giving card to Betsy and Toby Petrie of Geneva, during the Christmas Story Caravan event at Baker Memorial United Methodist Church in downtown St. Charles earlier this month. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, participants were allowed to drive through the parking lots of three area churches to experience the story of Christmas.