Public Hearing Notice for Sweetfern Solar, LLC
Trajectory Energy Partners
P.O. Box 310
Highland Park, IL 60035
June 23rd, 2026
Dear Neighbor,
This letter serves as the official notice for a community solar project, Sweetfern Solar, in your area. We are including the following information required by the Warren County Ordinance, Sect. 150.171 regarding this project. Please see below:
Legal description for agricultural property south of Illinois Route 116 and west of the Village of Roseville, Warren County, Illinois. (see attached)
The applicant is Sweetfern Solar, LLC. The applicant is acting on its own behalf, and not as the agent, alter ego, or representative of any other principal. The name and address of the applicant are:
Sweetfern Solar, LLC
P.O. Box 310
Highland Park, IL 60035
Applicant information:
The applicant, Sweetfern Solar, LLC, is an Illinois limited liability company. The applicant is not a corporation; it is not a partnership, joint venture, syndicate, or unincorporated voluntary association; and it does not conduct business under an assumed name.
Brief description of the proposed project:
Sweetfern Solar, LLC proposes to develop a 5MWac community solar project on approximately 52 +/- acres of agricultural property along Illinois Route 116 and west of the Village of Roseville, Warren County, Illinois. The Sweetfern Solar, LLC community solar project will be a Commercial Solar Energy Facility located on parcel 12-036-002-00 owned by Tomlin Family Farms, LLC.
The hearing for the Special Use Exception for this project is on July 22nd, 2026 at the Warren County Courthouse, 100 W. Broadway, Monmouth, IL 61462 at 7:00PM. Members of the public may be heard at this public hearing. If you have questions prior to the hearing you can also reach me anytime by email at hal@trajectoryenergy.com or by phone at (847) 204-4170.
Sincerely,
Hal Sprague
Community Outreach Manager
hal@trajectoryenergy.com
(847) 204-4170
Legal Description:
Common Address: Land along State Highway 116 in Warren County, IL
For APN/Parcel ID(s): 12-036-002-00
THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 9 NORTH, RANGE 3 WEST OF TH FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, WARREN COUNTY, ILLINOIS, EXCEPT: A TRACT OF LAND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT A FOUND BRASS DISK MARKING THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 36, AS RECORDED IN MONUMENT RECORD DOCUMENT NUMBER 487088 OF THE WARREN COUNTY, ILLINOIS, RECORDER'S OFFICE; THENCE ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 36, NORTH 88 DEGREES 52 MINUTES 34 SECONDS WEST, 1325.47 FEET; THENCE LEAVING SAID NORTH LINE, SOUTH 01 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST, 53.76 FEET TO A FOUND IRON ROD ON THE SOUTHERN RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF ILLINOIS HIGHWAY (VARIABLE WIDTH) 116 MARKING THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LAND, AS DESCRIBED IN A DEED TO THE VILLAGE OF ROSEVILLE, AS RECORDED IN BOOK 202, PAGE 213 OF SAID RECORDER'S OFFICE; SAID IRON ROD ALSO MARKING THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE HEREIN DESCRIBED TRACT OF LAND. FROM THE POINT OF BEGINNING, THENCE LEAVING SAID SOUTHERN RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID VILLAGE OF ROSEVILLE LAND, SOUTH 01 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST, 340.00 FEET TO A SET IRON ROD; THENCE LEAVING SAID VILLAGE OF ROSEVILLE LAND, THE FOLLOWING COURSES AND DISTANCES: NORTH 88 DEGREES 32 MINUTES 05 SECONDS WEST, 607.52 FEET TO A SET IRON ROD; THENCE NORTH 01 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST, 340.00 FEET TO A SET IRON ROD ON THE AFOREMENTIONED SOUTHERN RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF ILLINOIS HIGHWAY (VARIABLE WIDTH) 116; THENCE ALONG SAID SOUTHERN LINE, SOUTH 88 DEGREES 54 MINUTES 15 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 542.20 FEET, THENCE SOUTH 85 DEGREES 28 MINUTES 14 SECONDS EAST 65.43 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING;
ALSO E: THAT PORTION HERETOFORE CONVEYED TO THE VILLAGE OF ROSEVILLE, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: THE NORTH 440 FEET OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 36;
ALSO E: TRACT MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT A POINT ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 36, THENCE SOUTH ON THE WEST LINE OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 36, FOR A DISTANCE OF 800 FEET; THENCE EAST PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 36 FOR A DISTANCE OF 303.5 FEET; THENCE NORTH PARALLEL WITH THE WEST LINE OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 36 FOR A DISTANCE OF 800 FEET TO THE NORTH LINE OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 36; THENCE WEST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 36 FOR A DISTANCE OF 303.5 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING;
ALSO EX: 1.253 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER THEREOF CONVEYED TO DONALD J. HUTSON AND EDITH M. HUTSON BY WARRANTY DEED DATED NOVEMBER. 19, 1958 AND RECORDED IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE OF WARREN COUNTY IN DEED RECORD BOOK 197 A AGE 149; ALSO EXCEPT: THAT PART CONVEYED TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR FREEWAY PURPOSES BY DEEDS RECORDED SEPTEMBER 6, 2000 AS DOCUMENTS 467231 AND 467232. ALSO EXCEPT: THAT PART CONVEYED TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BY DEEDS RECORDED APRIL 25, 2003 AS DOCUMENTS 479627 AND 479628.
July 1 2026
LILS0545158