🎧 A Chinese Battery Plant Moved Into This Illinois Town on State Money. Its Residents Can’t Vote It Out.

Colin Fredericson

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Colin is a New York-based reporter. He covers Entertainment, U.S., and international news. Besides writing for online news outlets he has worked in online marketing and advertising, done voiceover work, and has a background in sound engineering and filmmaking. His foreign language skills include Spanish and Chinese.

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October 22, 2026Updated: October 22, 2026

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Its fire district took on a 2-million-square-foot lithium-battery plant, and the fire risk that comes with it, for about $140,000 a year.

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