The proposed Leucadia plant to be built in Chicago will cause the energy bills for Ameren customers in central Illinois to raise anywhere between 50 and 250 dollars per year.  Chris Olsen with Tate & Lyle says they are concerned with the states need of such a facility…



Olsen goes on to say that they believe this hurts all customers in the Ameren territory.  The controversial issue has garnered a split vote in central Illinois.


State Senator Bill Brady has recently come under fire more than once.  He is currently embattled in a lawsuit, along with his three brothers, that accuses them of defaulting on multiple loans totaling over $2 million.  People have also taken issue with the fact that he voted for the building of the Leucadia plant in Northern Illinois, a vote he defends by saying it moves Illinois towards the future…



If the proposition passes through the General Assembly, the building of an alternative energy plant will begin in Chicago.  Many people in central and downstate Illinois are against the plant because it offers next to nothing in revenue and jobs to central Illinois, but it will raise energy bills.