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County staff flag House Bill 4269 and propose battery-storage language for energy siting

McHenry County Law and Government / Liquor Committee · January 7, 2026

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Deputy county administrator Lacey Schuler briefed the committee on the 2026 legislative calendar, noted House Bill 4269 would remove a McHenry County–specific township-dissolution provision, and recommended adding explicit battery-storage language to the county’s wind/solar siting priorities.

Deputy county administrator Lacey Schuler told the committee the county’s legislative program is split into state and federal sections to streamline conversations with legislators and noted key deadlines: the federal continuing resolution affects funding expiring Jan. 30, and the Illinois Legislative Reference Bureau deadline for bill drafting is Jan. 16.

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