When the nuclear era ends: Struggling Zion, Ill., a lesson for Lacey Township

When the nuclear era ends: Struggling Zion, Ill., a lesson for Lacey Township

More than 20 years after its nuclear plant closed, Zion, Illinois, is still dealing with the financial and community repercussions of its loss, says its mayor. Almost all of the $19 million in annual property taxes the dual-reactor plant paid while in operation – about half the town’s tax base – disappeared.

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