SPRINGFIELD – Lawmakers went on a two-week spring break last week with more than 700 bills already passed in at least one chamber of the General Assembly. They will return to Springfield…
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Senate approved a measure on Thursday that would lift a 1980s-era moratorium on nuclear power plant construction. Senate Bill 76, sponsored by Sen. Sue…
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) has opened the second round of funding through the Illinois Electric Vehicle (EV) Rebate Program. The program was created under the…
The Metra Board of Directors on Aug. 17 approved a first-of-its-kind plan to convert up to six of Metra’s oldest diesel locomotives to zero-emission battery power. “This procurement…
SPRINGFIELD – Aiming to increase diversity in wind and solar jobs, a proposed measure in the Illinois General Assembly would require more transparent reporting on the level of participation…
SPRINGFIELD – After his second-term inauguration amid a frenzied “lame duck” legislative session last week, Gov. J.B. Pritzker took the global stage this week at the World Economic…
SPRINGFIELD – There was a lot to unpack from the Aug. 24 candidate forum which saw Gov. JB Pritzker and his Republican challenger state Sen. Darren Bailey appear on the same stage,…
SPRINGFIELD – The state Senate on Thursday advanced a measure to create a task force to study electric grid reliability in light of the 2021 passage of the energy regulatory overhaul…
Men killed in Chicago shootingsTwo men were killed Friday in shootings in Chicago. A 42-year-old man ...
Black Lives Matter founder takes ...A two-year controversy ended with the swearing-in ceremony of new members at ...
State loses more than 1,000 ...Illinois lost more than 1,000 jobs in April. Figures from the state's ...
Homer Glen man charged with ...A Homer Glen man has been charged with threatening a state representative ...
