Green Energy (Kinda), Tax Dollars, and Peoria County IL.
The Windmills coming to Western, and Northern Peoria County IL are no joke. According to FAA and DoD Approval, They’re up to 698ft tall (300ft+ taller than the ones you see now), owned by a foreign company, and will reduce your property value. Did you consent to that? Neither did we. That’s why we’re trying to stop them. Below you’ll find the projects that are coming. Why are we concerned? This link takes you to an article that does a great job explaining the side you don’t hear about in the news.
Industrial Wind Farms a Horrible Nuisance
Hearing Notice: Sept 14, 2026
Process
Public Act 104-0458 (the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act) mandates that the county board of the county in which the facility is to be sited or the Zoning Board of Appeals for the county shall hold at least one public hearing. The public hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the Open Meetings Act and shall conclude not more than 60 days after the filing of the application for the facility.The county shall make its siting and permitting decisions not more than 30 days after the conclusion of the public hearing.
Step 1: Zoning Board of Appeals Hearing
The ZBA meeting will take place at the Holiday Inn & Suites Peoria at Grand Prairie, starting on Monday, September 14 at 9 a.m. Please see below for more hearing details.
Step 2: Peoria County Board Land Use Committee Meeting
After completion of the ZBA hearing, the recommendation will go to the Peoria County Board Land Use Committee for a recommendation. The meeting location, date, and time will be noticed on this webpage and on the agenda center area of the website under "County Board-Land Use Committee." Public comment may be made at this meeting. Please note that no new evidence that was not already presented or discussed in the ZBA meeting may be brought forward in this meeting.
Step 3: Peoria County Board Meeting
The Land Use Committee recommendation will go to the full Peoria County Board for a vote. The meeting location, date, and time will be noticed on this webpage and on the agenda center area of the website under "County Board."Public comment may be made at this meeting. Please note that no new evidence that was not already presented or discussed in the ZBA meeting may be brought forward in this meeting.
Zoning Board of Appeals Hearing
Location:
Holiday Inn & Suites Peoria At Grand Prairie
7601 N Orange Prairie Rd
Peoria, IL 61615Please enter through the convention center doors.
Schedule:
The hearing is scheduled to begin on Monday, September 14, at 9 a.m. It is anticipated that the hearings will conclude daily at approximately 3:30 p.m. As needed, we will continue the hearings daily from September 15-18 and September 28-October 1. All days will begin at 9 a.m.The hearing schedule of events will be posted as it becomes available.
Wind Facility Projects
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"Four Creeks" Wind Farm
Phase 1 is Brimfield, Millbrook, Jubilee, and Princeville, IL
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"Gold Rush Apple" Windfarm
Princeville, Edelstein, Dunlap, Toulon, Wyoming, Bradford IL. Project covers north Peoria County, and Southern Stark County.
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"Four Creeks South" Wind Farm
The Second phase of the Four Creeks Wind Facility that spreads south of Brimfield IL
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Total map of Peoria County Wind Farm Projects
This is the total map of the projected wind facilities in Peoria County IL. Four Creeks Phase 1 & 2. Goldrush Apple. Click the "Google Map of Projects" and you can find an interactive map to see where you land.
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Latest Project Footprint (Four Creeks Wind)
Here is the the latest plan Project footprint of the Four Creeks Wind Project.
What to do? Educate.
Talk about it. Have conversations with your friends, family, neighbors, anybody willing to listen, as we’re all affected by this. For more info, Visit the following links.
Can County Boards vote No?
The common sentiment is, “No, they can’t.” The County boards have their hands tied from IL County Code 55 ILCS 5/5-12020 and must vote '“yes.” The truth is, this is a misguided interpretation of the statute. County Boards can absolutely vote no, they just have to know how.
Peoria County Board Members.
If you are opposed to this, please contact your county board rep and let them know. Also let them know how they can vote “no” to the Peoria County Wind Facilities.
Local News.
Get the latest in Breaking news about Windfarms nationally, and locally.
Videos.
Hear what real people, and industry experts have to say about living in, and next to these windfarms.
Stories.
Read and watch stories from Real people. Here are links of some stories on both sides of the Wind Farms.
We have a fund created for our legal battle against these projects. Every dollar helps, and COUNTS! If you don’t want this to happen, and you don’t have time to activate, we encourage you to help us battle this. All of us who live here have skin in the game.
Let’s save our way of life!
We all live in the country and our small town, because we appreciate the rural way of life. These windmill farms erode the lifestyle - and because of that our communities slowly decay. Nobody wants to move to a windfarm or “wind facility,” so our property values decrease, then our population decreases, and finally our way of life disappears. Once thriving communities are all but abandoned. If you want to preserve the rural life in Peoria County Illinois, fill the form below and we’ll be thrilled to have your help.
We exist because we ARE residents and landowners in the footprint of the Wind Facilities in Peoria County, and we do NOT agree with how this is currently being handled. Let’s be clear - The landowners and Farmers that have signed these lease agreements are not at fault. The Wind Energy Companies have found a way to circumvent the voice of the majority, and are leveraging it in tandem with our state’s policies to get what they want without asking US, the 95%, for our permission. We aim to stop that.