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Illinois General Assembly Passes Energy Reform Act Aiming to Reduce Rates and Reach Clean Energy Goals
The state passed the legislation during a veto session after months of lobbying from advocacy groups, but some concerns over planning provisions and consumer costs
What Illinois’ new transit spending bill means for riders, drivers
New legislation calls for no public transit fare increases, but tolls and sales tax are set to increase State lawmakers passed a major transit reform bill last
Trucks Move the Country’s Goods Through This County. As Even More Loom, People Are Pushing Back.
NorthPoint Development is building a warehouse project on 4,000 acres not far from the existing 6,400-acre CenterPoint Intermodal Center in Will County. An analysis for the developer
Illinois takes steps to address high energy costs, betting big on battery storage
The state legislature passed a bill that will add a surcharge for customers in the short term, but should pay it back more than 10-fold
Illinois lawmakers just passed another big clean-energy bill
Batteries are the centerpiece of the state’s third major piece of energy legislation in a decade. The governor has pledged to sign the bill. Illinois legislators passed
1,000-page multi-step energy reform bill passes in Illinois
Illinois (KHQA) — Environmental and clean energy advocates are praising the passing of a 1,000-page energy omnibus bill in the Illinois congress on Oct. 30. The bill has taken
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Illinois General Assembly Passes Energy Reform Act Aiming to Reduce Rates and Reach Clean Energy Goals
The state passed the legislation during a veto session after months of lobbying from advocacy groups, but some concerns over planning provisions and consumer costs
What Illinois’ new transit spending bill means for riders, drivers
New legislation calls for no public transit fare increases, but tolls and sales tax are set to increase State lawmakers passed a major transit reform bill last
Trucks Move the Country’s Goods Through This County. As Even More Loom, People Are Pushing Back.
NorthPoint Development is building a warehouse project on 4,000 acres not far from the existing 6,400-acre CenterPoint Intermodal Center in Will County. An analysis for the developer
Illinois takes steps to address high energy costs, betting big on battery storage
The state legislature passed a bill that will add a surcharge for customers in the short term, but should pay it back more than 10-fold
Illinois lawmakers just passed another big clean-energy bill
Batteries are the centerpiece of the state’s third major piece of energy legislation in a decade. The governor has pledged to sign the bill. Illinois legislators passed
1,000-page multi-step energy reform bill passes in Illinois
Illinois (KHQA) — Environmental and clean energy advocates are praising the passing of a 1,000-page energy omnibus bill in the Illinois congress on Oct. 30. The bill has taken