Banner NewsLocal news for Banner, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.The price of coal Experts outline Banner mine's potential impact on nearby- June 27, 2008 Several state environmental experts testified at the Illinois Department of Natural Resources building Monday and Tuesday during the first round of an administrative hearing to determine whether the IDNR erred ...http://www.topix.net/city/banner-il/2008/06/the-price-of-coal-experts-outline-banner-mines... Noise from strip mine could harm wildlife, professor testifies- June 25, 2008 A proposed strip-mining operation near Banner could be noisy enough to have a "severe negative impact" on nearby eagles and ospreys, driving them away from their nests, an Illinois Wesleyan University professor ...http://www.topix.net/city/banner-il/2008/06/noise-from-strip-mine-could-harm-wildlife-prof... Opponents of Banner strip mine make their case during hearing- June 24, 2008 Opponents of a proposed strip-mining operation near Banner, in northeastern Fulton County, started laying out their case Monday that the Illinois Department of Natural Resources erred when it granted a permit ...http://www.topix.net/city/banner-il/2008/06/opponents-of-banner-strip-mine-make-their-case... Conservation Police Seek Information in Two Bald Eagle Shootings; $1000 reward- June 16, 2008 SPRINGFIELD, IL Illinois Conservation Police and agents of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are seeking information about the shooting of two bald eagles in Fulton County.http://www.topix.net/city/banner-il/2008/06/conservation-police-seek-information-in-two-ba... Old plant to help Canton water line- June 6, 2008 Part of the foundation of Canton's former International Harvester plant will aid the project to build a water transmission line from the Illinois River near Banner to the city water treatment plant.http://www.topix.net/city/banner-il/2008/06/old-plant-to-help-canton-water-line?fromrss=1 |