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Gotion, an electric vehicle battery manufacturer with ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has suspended its permit application to build a plant near a Michigan National Guard base following fierce opposition. The fight continues, however, to stop the one Gotion plans for Manteno, Illinois.
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Now if they would help IL fight Gotion and JB.
I think that’s coming. Congressmen who oppose Gotion will now turn their attention to Manteno. And an anti-Gotion slate took over the village government in yesterday’s election.
As I see it the anti-Gotion slate only won 2 of the 3 trustee elections it needed to win in order to control the board. I think the new mayor will be out voted 4-2 in the new board configuration.
The anti-Gotion people in Manteno believe the uncounted mail-in ballots leave 3 of the seats undecided at this point, and they think they will likely win 2 of those three seats for the board. Mayor would then be tie-breaker, and new mayor is anti-Gotion.
It looks like 2 of the trustees have been elected with one left to be determined. Shaw is reporting that the Freedom Party (anti-gotion) will only get 2 of the 3 trustee positions they needed to control the board. The last seat to be determined is between 2 Freedom Party candidates.
https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-journal/news/2025/04/03/lamore-tops-gesky-for-manteno-mayor/