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Consumer advocates tell regulators to slash rate hike requests from Nicor, Ameren

By Andrew Adams
May 15, 2025 2:30 pm - Natural gas customers in the Chicago suburbs and downstate Illinois are likely to see an increase in their monthly bills next year, but it’s up to state regulators to decide how big a hike, if any, to approve.
US and Ukraine sign minerals deal after Trump presses Kyiv to pay back US for helping repel Russia

By ILLIA NOVIKOV
Apr 30, 2025 6:54 am - Clinching a deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war “is far too complex to be done quickly,” a senior Kremlin official said Wednesday, as the U.S. labors to bring momentum to peace efforts and expresses frustration over the slow progress.
Fox River Grove raises water usage rates 3%, joining other towns increasing utility costs

By Michelle Meyer
Apr 28, 2025 10:53 am - Fox River Grove has approved a 3% increase in usage rates for water and sewer but will keep base rates steady.
The Biz Week That Was: Alfresco dining a boon, video gambling expansion, and tariffs threatening higher solar costs

Daily Herald report
Apr 19, 2025 2:01 pm - From ‘ghost town’ to boom town: How Arlington Alfresco kept downtown thriving Their live music venue and gastropub shuttered by a pandemic, Arlington Heights busines...
China dominates solar. Trump tariffs target China. For US solar industry, that means higher costs

By ALEXA ST. JOHN
Apr 17, 2025 2:16 pm - President Donald Trump's escalating trade war with China threatens to crimp a massive source of solar panels and parts, with experts saying the cost of solar installation will certainly rise as China retaliates.
UN nuclear watchdog says US-Iran talks at a ‘very crucial’ stage

By JON GAMBRELL and AMIR VAHDAT
Apr 17, 2025 10:23 am - Talks between Iran and the United States over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program are “in a very crucial” stage, the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog said Thursday while on a visit to the Islamic Republic.
Inflation fell last month as gas prices dropped sharply, a sign prices cooling before tariffs

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Apr 10, 2025 7:44 am - U.S. inflation declined last month as the cost of gas fell, a sign that price growth was cooling even as President Donald Trump ramped up his tariff threats.
Will data center boom strain Illinois’ power grids, force rate hikes?

By Leonardo Pini
Apr 09, 2025 4:18 pm - Illinois and the suburbs have been at the forefront of the national data center boom, but state lawmakers are working to gauge and mitigate the impact these centers have on climate and energy consumption.
Amid global tariff war, Pritzker vows to be ‘stable’ trading partner with United Kingdom

By Peter Hancock
Apr 09, 2025 8:45 am - Gov. JB Pritzker vowed Tuesday that Illinois will remain a “stable” trading partner with nations around the world, despite President Donald Trump’s imposition of tariffs that have disrupted global markets.
Trump order seeks to tap coal power in quest to dominate AI

Ari Natter and Jennifer A. Dlouhy
Apr 08, 2025 7:56 am - President Donald Trump is moving to expand the mining and use of coal inside the US, a bid to power the boom in energy-hungry data centers while seeking to revive a declining US fossil fuel industry.

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