In 2021, DeWitt County officials grew concerned potential legislation at the State level would supersede local control regarding wind and solar energy.

With a lame-duck session wrapping up in Springfield, that legislation was brought back up by Illinois lawmakers. State Sen. Chapin Rose says a lot of the regulations coming would override the desire of local residents.

Sen. Rose says the impacts would be detrimental to the environment, calling out environmental enthusiasts at the State level.

A fired-up Sen. Rose on the Senate floor over the weekend pointed to storms not just in recent years but this last week that was lost on the National Weather Service Lincoln radar.

Sen. Rose chided Chicago lawmakers for polluting the Mahomet Aquifer with their natural gas pipeline breaks and not doing anything about it for the people of his district. 

The new General Assembly is sworn in on Wednesday.