By Stephen Nelson
At its Thursday, October 17, meeting, the Will County Board gave the nod to two more commercial solar projects, both near Joliet.
Special Use Permits were issued for a project encompassing 68 acres of land west of Chicagoland Speedway, on vacant land on the northeast corner of the 2800 block of South Chicago Street and its intersection with West Schweitzer Road, and for another project that will be at 116 Zipf Road.
The two owners of the project near the racetrack are relatives Michael McDonald and Patrick McDonald. The owners of the Zipf Road project are Patrick McDonald and Joann McDonald.
Next month, the board is expected to vote on whether to approve another project that would cover several thousand acres near Reed and Custer Townships. That project has drawn opposition from residents in the area, who likely will be at the November meeting to express their concerns before a vote is taken.