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In late August of 2023 I heard Manteno Mayor Tim Nugent announce on WVLI The Valley 92.7 FM radio that Manteno would be receiving a lithium battery plant. When I

The National Labor Relations Board (the "NLRB") has been waging a quiet, but unmistakable, war against employers, targeting non-solicitation, non-compete, and non-disparagement...

The non-profit Concerned Citizens of Manteno is suing Gotion, a Chinese electric vehicle battery maker, and the village of Manteno. The plaintiffs will be in court later this month to

The Concerned Citizens of Manteno, made up of a few hundred people, are working in opposition of the upcoming Gotion plant in Manteno. The lithium battery plant is being built

During an arduous four-hour-and-45-minute hearing in front of the seven-member Manteno Planning Commission — and an audience of 450 people — Gotions rezoning application for the former Kmart warehouse property,

A judge heard yet another argument Wednesday from people trying to nix a multi-billion dollar investment in Calhoun County.

Construction is on track for Ford’s electric vehicle battery plant in Marshall, as Calhoun County Judge William Marietti dismissed a complaint working to stop it.

The judge's decision marks a dismissal of the complaint, but not a dismissal of the case as petitioners have the opportunity to amend their pleadings.

Another hearing on the potential creation of the planned Ford battery plant in Marshall was held on Wednesday.

A citizens group filed a lawsuit against the city, seeking to force a vote on rezoning. Their request to stop work on the property until a decision is made was declined. The judge has yet to rule on the requested referendum.