As President Joe Biden pushes to accelerate the nation’s transition to clean energy, three Chicago suburbs and more than two dozen other Illinois communities are mulling plans to double down on lung-damaging, climate-changing coal. Naperville, St. Charles, Winnetka and 29 downstate municipalities are investors in the Prairie State Generating Station, a massive coal-fired power plant […]
A surprise motion to censure Winnetka Park District Commissioner Colleen Root passed Thursday night despite residents praising her work representing them amid the Elder/Centennial beach project controversy. The 5-2 vote saw Commissioner Cynthia Rapp joining Root against the censure. The measure limits Root’s scope as a commissioner, only allowing her to attend meetings and vote […]
The Winnetka Park District Board narrowly voted Thursday night to accept a $3 million donation from billionaire Justin Ishbia, who has been involved in a long-running controversy that has seen him acquire and develop land along Lake Michigan adjacent to Park District land. The board’s approval came despite concerns over stipulations required with the donation […]