Banner, Illinois

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• Threatened plant found at mine site
  

  Opponents of a proposed strip mine near Banner think the recent discovery of a federally threatened plant species on the property should prevent the project from tearing into the ground.

• IDNR makes case for mine permit
  

  The Illinois Department of Natural Resources opened its defense Thursday of a strip mining permit issued for a project near Banner that opponents say will damage wildlife habitat and water quality.

• Gas Savings Idea
  

  Everyone is looking for ways to save money at the pump. Here's how a local woman is stretching the dollars she spends on gas.

• Determined opposition | Banner area residents push for state to overturn mine permit
  

  "I drove through farm ground getting here today - I fall in love with the soybeans, corn, and hay," Richard Fuller told the small crowd that assembled last week at the Illinois Department of Natural Resources ...

• Opponents of Banner mine worry about safety
  

  As witnesses testified Thursday about a proposed strip-mining operation in Fulton County, a recurring theme emerged: They're worried about quality of life for humans and for wildlife.

• Banner mining hearing continues
  

  After a monthlong hiatus, opponents of a proposed strip-mining operation in Fulton County resumed their effort to block the project.

• The price of coal | Experts outline Banner mine's potential impact on nearby
  

  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 ...

• Noise from strip mine could harm wildlife, professor testifies
  

  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 ...

• Opponents of Banner strip mine make their case during hearing
  

  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 ...

• Conservation Police Seek Information in Two Bald Eagle Shootings; $1000 reward
  

  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.

• Old plant to help Canton water line
  

  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.

City Description

Banner is a village in Fulton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 149 at the 2000 census. Banner is located at 40°30′53″N 89°54′38″W / 40.51472, -89.91056 (40.514730, -89.910537). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.9 km²), all of it land. The current mayor of Banner is Kenneth Fuller. As of the census of 2000, there were 149 people, 54 households, and 44 families residing in the village. The population density was 443.6 people per square mile (169.2/km²). There were 59 housing units at an average density of 175.7/sq mi (67.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 95.97% White, 2.01% Native American, 2.01% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.03% of the population. There were 54 households out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.7% were non-families. 11.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 2.87. In

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• Fulton County
• Illinois

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