PITTSFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Farm Bureau and a group of landowners are challenging the state’s approval of a 780-mile electricity transmission line.
The Illinois Commerce Commission in November gave regulatory approval to the Grain Belt Express, a high-voltage electric transmission line that would stretch from Kansas to Indiana and provide wind power.
The (Quincy) Herald-Whig (bit.ly/1YpGRs0 ) reports the Illinois agriculture group and other project opponents have filed a request with the state to reconsider its ...