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Oil prices rise and US stocks give back a bit of their record-breaking rally

By STAN CHOE
Apr 20, 2026 4:05 pm - Oil prices climbed Monday following the latest rise of tensions between the United States and Iran, but the moves were more modest than they were earlier in the war. U.S. stocks, meanwhile, gave back a bit of their record-breaking rally.
Energy demand in ComEd territory could double by 2040, in part driven by data centers

By Nikoel Hytrek and UIS Public Affairs Reporting
Apr 17, 2026 3:44 pm - A House committee got an overview this week of how data centers are driving up energy demand and threatening potential shortfalls in the second of three planned hearings on the matter.The fundamental issue is that data centers have created a sudden and massive spike in demand for electricity, and Illinois doesn’t yet have the supply to accommodate it.
Iran war energy shock drives nuclear power plans in hard-hit Asia and Africa

By ALLAN OLINGO and ANTON L. DELGADO
Apr 17, 2026 7:44 am - The Iran war's global energy shock is causing some nations in Asia and Africa to boost nuclear power generation and spurring atomic energy plans in non-nuclear countries on both continents.
Illinois climate law meant to aid nuclear plants now cutting electric bills instead

By Maggie Dougherty
Apr 13, 2026 6:10 pm - A law originally enacted to keep the state’s nuclear fleet profitable is instead giving relief to energy customers due to rising power costs and increased federal subsidi...
Pritzker joins bipartisan group of governors pushing for data centers to pay their own electric bills

By Marni Pyke
Apr 11, 2026 7:22 am - As data centers pop up across the U.S., demand for power is surpassing supply in some regions and solutions are costly.
Zelenskyy says Ukrainian forces shot down Shahed drones in Middle Eastern countries during Iran war

By VOLODYMYR YURCHUK and HANNA ARHIROVA
Apr 10, 2026 9:52 am - Ukrainian military personnel have shot down Iranian-designed Shahed drones in multiple Middle Eastern countries during the Iran war, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, describing the operations as part of a broader effort to help partners counter the same weapons used by Russia in Ukraine.
Vance warns Iran not to 'play' the US as he departs for negotiations aimed at ending their war

By MICHELLE L. PRICE and AAMER MADHANI
Apr 10, 2026 8:21 am - Vice President JD Vance on Friday warned Iran not to “play” the U.S. as he headed overseas for negotiations aimed at ending their war.
War in Iran sends inflation soaring and the mood of American consumers plunging

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Apr 10, 2026 7:44 am - The largest monthly jump in gas prices in six decades caused a sharp spike in inflation in March, creating major challenges for the inflation-fighters at the Federal Reserve and heightening the political challenges of rising costs for the White House.
Key inflation gauge remains elevated in February before Iran war

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Apr 09, 2026 12:39 pm - A key measure of inflation stayed high in February, before the war in Iran spiked gas prices, a sign that everyday costs were elevated even before the conflict began.
Wauconda starts annexation process to block solar energy facility in residential area

By Mick Zawislak
Apr 08, 2026 6:03 pm - Wauconda has begun the process to annex 62 acres on the north side of town to block a solar energy system to be built near a residential area.

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