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.
Several attended an evening with Gordon Chang, expert on the Chinese communist party and its threat to America – Oct. 28, 2025. L-R: Robby Dube (Attorney for CCOM), Julie Holda, Amanda Piker, Jeanne Ives, Fran Ludwig, Gordon Change, Bob Forsythe, Jillian Rojas and Mrs. Chang.
Oct. 29, 2025 – TMA News
EV Battery maker Gotion fails in Michigan; Resistance builds in Illinois
May 14, 2025

