The McHenry County Board has voted to repeal restrictions that it had placed on a dozen solar farms when they were approved in June and August.
The vote last week came as the county is facing a lawsui.
McHenry County voters will now have a say on whether to approve a 0.25% sales tax increase on the March ballot.
If approved, the measure would not just increase the sales tax countywide but would also.
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The government wants reassurance that hundreds of academy trusts with reserves worth a fifth or more of their annual income have plans to spend the cash