By Seth Slabaugh, Star Press

Editor's note: Because of the possibility of an ethanol plant being sited in Delaware, Randolph or another nearby county, The Star Press sent reporter Seth Slabaugh and photographer Kyle Evens to Illinois on Aug. 29 to find out what it's like to live near such a factory.

PALESTINE, Ill. - Robert Mitchell lives with a Lincolnland Agri-Energy ethanol plant in his back yard.

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