November 9, 2026 City of West Chicago Development Committee

The November 9, 2026, City of West Chicago Development Committee approved a recommendation for a professional services agreement with Yard & Company to prepare a concept plan for the approximately 14-acre, city-owned West Washington Street site. The firm was selected after the city received 14 responsive submissions, narrowed the field to three firms, and conducted interviews. The agreement is capped at $196,200; the city budgeted $50,000 for 2026 and $150,000 for 2027. The work is expected to run from December 2026 through August 2027 and include site analysis, public engagement, and conceptual alternatives. The roll-call vote was affirmative.

The committee also reviewed Turning Point Energy’s proposed battery energy storage development plan on about 2.5 acres of DuPage Airport Authority property, within a 54-acre site. The applicant described a proposed 20-megawatt system and addressed noise, emergency response, fire safety, drainage, and decommissioning. The plan is to proceed to a building-permit application with full engineering; conditions discussed include an emergency response plan approved by the fire protection district and a decommissioning plan with financial assurance. The supplied transcript does not include a final vote on this item. The committee also approved its prior meeting minutes and consent-agenda items concerning a minor resubdivision and a special use; no additional procurement details were provided for those items.