Kankakee County, Ill. (ECWd) –

Kankakee County Board Chairman Andrew Wheeler has resigned from office just prior to a discussion and vote to remove him from office during a Special Board Meeting this morning (See agenda).

There have been allegations that Chairman Wheeler, after negotiating a 30-year property tax abatement for GOTION with other taxing bodies, recently accepted employment with GOTION.

GOTION is a lithium-ion battery manufacturer who is set to receive more than $8 billion in state and federal funding, plus property tax abatements, and will build and operate an EV battery factory in Manteno, Illinois – in Kankakee County.

Watch the short meeting below: