State legislators visit new solar array installation at Willowbrook Wildlife Center State legislators, including Rep. Terra Costa Howard, second from right, meet with staff from Illinois Solar Energy Association and DuPage County Forest Preserve District. Courtesy of Aileron Communications Inc.
Updated 5/3/2021 8:20 PM State legislators joined the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County and the Illinois Solar Energy Association on Monday, April 26, to celebrate the new solar array at the Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen Ellyn. The 72 kW array is the Forest Preserve District's largest solar installation to date. The solar array will save the county $8,000 per year on energy costs and help the wildlife center continue its work of providing care and medical treatment to injured and orphaned wild animals.