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Welcome to Concerned Citizens of Manteno, Illinois

We are a group of concerned citizens in Manteno, Illinois and surrounding areas, dedicated to protecting our community from potentially harmful economic, environmental and political decisions made by our state and local politicians. We specifically oppose the massive and potentially dangerous Gotion lithium battery plant being brought into our small, rural community… a community that does not want it or need it, cannot afford it and has laws which do not allow it.

Read about the Morris Illinois lithium battery fire and evacuation that took place in June of 2021.

Break Through provides a number of articles, videos, interviews, and graphics to inform the reader on the Gotion, LLC deal Governor Pritzker’s administration signed with Chen Li, the President of Gotion, LLC which is a electrical vehicle battery manufacturer.

WE NEED YOUR HELP

In 2023, our elected officials cut a deal behind closed doors with Gotion, LLC to build an electric vehicle battery plant in Manteno, IL. This plant is estimated to receive over $7 billion in state and federal tax subsidies, and appallingly, Gotion is linked to the CCP and slave labor in China.

Taxpayers are subsidizing a national adversary tied to slave labor! We are fighting in court to stop the deal. So far, our small group has raised over $70,000 to fight this. We cannot do it alone! We need your help. Please donate whatever you can to our fight (donations are not tax deductible).