Central Illinois Healthy Community Alliance

04/15/2026

PARIS (AP) — A Parisian art enthusiast could not believe his luck when he found out Tuesday he’d won a Pablo Picasso painting worth $1 million with a $117 raffle ticket. “How do I check that …

04/15/2026

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CARBON CAPTURE AND SEQUESTRATION: Public program Thursday, April 23th, at the Galva American Legion Hall, 45 Wallace Street, Galva, IL. Starts at 6 p.m. covering the basics of what is carbon capture and sequestration and the status of existing regulations. Suggestions on questions to ask and what people can do as the process for the Big River Resources Class VI Deep Well CO2 injection permit application moves forward.

04/13/2026

Much of the Detweiller Playground and marina public park open space and public put-in for boats is being planned for sale/disbursement by the Trust who was entrusted to care for and protect this property "for the People of Peoria." Please attend the event April 19th, 4:00 p.m. at the Universalist Unitarian Church of Peoria, 3000 W. Richwoods Blvd, Peoria, 61604 to learn more and hear Brian Fox Ellis and Barry Cloyd on the river history that left land for the public as Willed by Thomas H. Detweiller.

01/08/2026

HURRAY! Today Governor Pritzker signed the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act! This was a huge effort by people all across the state to move Illinois forward on clean, reliable, less cost energy! The IL Climate Jobs Coalition members held THREE lobby days bringing over 900 advocates to the State Capitol to advocate for the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act and other climate priorities. We met with lawmakers, rallied, and made our demand for clean energy heard!
Sierra Club, IEC, Prairie Rivers Network, Climate Cabinet, Green Latinos, Clean Power Lake County, CUB, Vote Solar, and many other partners hosted and participated in town halls to educate community members across the state about the CRGA Act and urge them to take action. Thanks to all who helped with this huge step forward for a cleaner, safer, lower cost energy future for us all!

12/18/2025

Today Prairie Rivers Network and Sierra Club Illinois are suing the Tennessee Valley Authority about selling rights to mine Illinois coal, adding to environmental damages and harmful pollution from coal!

12/16/2025

Contact Joyce B for carpooling tomorrow night: DATA CENTER plans underway in Fulton County: Wed. Dec. 17th, 5 p.m. at the Farm Bureau Building, Lewiston, Fulton County, the Fulton County Zoning Board of Appeals will be voting on a request for a change of existing Agricultural Zoning to Industrial for land for a Data Center with very little information about what is being planned. IAC Investments, Canton, is listed as the entity requesting the zoning change. The location is southwest of Canton on the Cuba Blacktop/W. Hickory and east of the corner of the road going to the Spoon River Jr. College. From various Facebook postings (see Fulton County 50501 and Fulton County Data Center) the property was purchased by payment of back taxes. Word from a local is the project will use air cooling and have a solar field for energy, but it is not known if these will cover all the cooling and energy needs, how big this center will be and what is intended regarding future growth. Another comment heard is that there is a 'Boutique Data Center' (a smaller project) also in progress in another part of Fulton County. To give public comments you must request time in writing. There looks to be significant local opposition, but the County Board has already voted to give Data Centers the Industrial Zoning qualification which makes their process easier. RE: December 17 FC Zoning Board Meeting Topic Rezoning 31 Acres @ County Highway 5/County Highway 22 for a Proposed Data Center
For those who wish to address the Board regarding this topic, the following is the process by which you can request time to do so:
There is an opportunity given at the beginning of the ZBA meeting for public comments on topics that are not on the agenda that evening.
Public Remarks
Members of the Public who wish to address the Board must provide the Chairperson with prior written notice of their intent to speak. The written notice shall identify the name and address of the speaker, as well as a short statement indicating the speaker’s topic. Each citizen is limited to five (5) minutes. Citizen’s remarks shall not exceed 30 minutes per meeting.
Public comment speakers will be called upon in the order their notice was submitted. If there is a topic that several people wish to speak about, it is best to organize it in a way that you can get all of your points covered in the allowed 30-minute time limit. Notices can be emailed to [email protected] or mailed/dropped off to the Fulton County Zoning Office, 257 W. Lincoln St.. Lewistown, IL 61542.
During the re-zoning hearing there is a time for anyone in attendance to be sworn in to present evidence for or against that matter. The procedure for the hearing is explained by the moderator to everyone in attendance before the hearings begin.
If you have questions regarding this process, they can be answered by Zoning Officer Kim Mayberry at 309-547-0902 or via email to [email protected].

09/04/2025

Healthy communities need public open greenspace! Please attend Peoria City Council Sept. 9th, 6 p.m. downtown at City Hall, 519 Fulton St. and give even a short public comment in opposition to a private foundation wanting to develop a pavilion at Riverfront Park north of the RiverPlex:

08/06/2025

The Putnam County CO₂ Action Team will host a public meeting to discuss the proposed Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) project of Marquis Energy- an ethanol plant in Hennepin. The CEO of Marquis Energy, Mark Marquis was invited to present his company's project to the public, but he has declined.

PCCAT will deliver a presentation of what Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) is, concerns and questions about the Marquis CCS project and next steps in the Marquis US EPA application for a Class VI CO2 injection well. Following this presentation, the meeting will open to the public for questions and discussion.

The Putnam County CO₂ Action Team encourages residents, local officials, and area media to attend and participate in this important conversation. The meeting will be held on:
Tuesday, August 12th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the McNabb Fire Department, 391 IL-89, McNabb.

About the Putnam County CO₂ Action Team:
The Putnam County CO₂ Action Team is a grassroots group of residents advocating for public oversight of industrial CCS proposals. The group works to raise awareness, share accurate information, and ensure the public is informed and involved in decisions that affect local environmental health and safety.

Putnam County CO2 Action Team
P.O. Box 714, Granville, Illinois, 61326
[email protected]

Community group organized to raise awareness against carbon capture and sequestration