Solar farm nearly the size of O'Hare Airport wins Will County approval

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Original Load Date May 21, 2026, 7:01 p.m.
Last Updated May 21, 2026, 7:01 p.m.
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The Will County Board Thursday has cleared the way for a massive but controversial solar farm project to be built in the farm fields surrounding Manhattan, Illinois. The board voted 12-to-8 to grant a special use permit to Virginia-based Earthrise Energy to build a 600 Megawatt solar farm on 6,100 ...