Fairbury to upgrade lighting with LEDs

Fairbury is about to get brighter after a vote from members of the City Council. The group authorized a lighting initiative to replace light fixtures with LED lights. A grant from the Illinois Energy Now Program is expected to cover about half of the cost with Fairbury's total bill at approximately $40,000. The move is expected to save electricity through more energy efficient lighting. Alderman Charlie Hoselton said Chenoa just put up a test LED light and the only visual difference is that LED's are white which differ from other colors.