This week, the Illinois Commerce Commission defended its decision to grant a Texas-based company status as a public utility. On Tuesday, a lawyer representing ComEd, farmers, and landowners was the first to speak during oral arguments before the Third District Appellate Court, followed by lawyers for the commission and Rock Island Clean Line. Illinois Public Radio's Michelle O'Neill reports the company must also obtain public utility status from the Iowa Utilities Board before it can build a high voltage power line from northwestern Iowa to northeastern Illinois.
