Northern Illinois village shuts down over threats

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OAKWOOD HILLS, Ill. (AP) — A dispute over a proposed gas-fired power plant in Oakwood Hills has escalated, with board members receiving personal threats and officials deciding to put public business on hold, the president of the northern Illinois village said.

“We’re temporarily shutting things down until things cool down a little,” Village President Melanie Funk told The Northwest Herald in Crystal Lake.

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