SPRINGFIELD – After years of work by environmental activists to push action on the issue, the Illinois Pollution Control Board has issued findings and recommendations related to the…
SPRINGFIELD – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has launched an investigation into the Illinois EPA over whether the planned relocation of an industrial scrap shredder on Chicago’s…
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois’ top lawyer has asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to enact more rigorous ethylene oxide emissions standards in the wake of pressure on the General…
(Fifth in a series looking at the pork-barrel extras included in the state gas tax hike of 19 cents per gallon.) With broad brush strokes, state lawmakers put more than $5.3 billion…
BLOOMINGTON LINK match coupon program at Farmers Market The Downtown Bloomington Farmers’ Market, through a grant received from LINK Up Illinois, began distributing and redeeming…
SPRINGFIELD — Certain chemicals that are commonly used as sealants on asphalt driveways, parking lots and playgrounds could soon come under state regulation over concerns about their…
SPRINGFIELD — A bill that would phase out the use of ethylene oxide except in sparsely populated areas of the state is headed back to the negotiating table after failing in a Senate…
PEORIA The city’s Police Department receives new accreditation After three years of preparation and an extensive review process, the Peoria Police Department was awarded a CALEA…
McHenry man charged with residential ...A McHenry man was charged with three felonies and two misdemeanors involving ...
Community pulls together to save ...After months of uncertainty and urgent repairs, the Metamora Community Pool has ...
Chicago teen charged in fatal ...A 19-year-old Chicago man has been charged in connection with a fatal ...
Government, defense spar as child ...With the criminal trial of Elburn veterinarian Adam Stafford King fast approaching ...
