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Selling electric utility to ComEd one option for Naperville’s energy future, council told

By Carolyn Stein
Aug 21, 2026 10:36 am - Selling the city’s electric utility to ComEd is an option for Naperville, but it would leave the city with significantly less control over its electricity, City Manager Doug Krieger said.
Iranian families struggle to afford the basics as US ratchets up economic warfare

By MEHDI FATTAHI and DAVID RISING
Aug 21, 2026 7:16 am - Tehran’s grocery stores are well-stocked, but many families can barely afford the basics. Unemployment is soaring and those with jobs are working more hours for money worth half as much as a year ago, putting food, medicine and everything else — except for heavily subsidized gasoline — further out of reach.
Ukraine energy company says its facilities seriously damaged after 13 Russian strikes in a week

By HANNA ARHIROVA
Aug 17, 2026 9:46 am - Russia attacked facilities of Ukraine’s Naftogaz Group 13 times over the past week and has targeted its premises almost 300 times since the start of the year, the state energy company said Monday.
‘Could be an uphill battle’: Wauconda drops action to block proposed solar project

By Mick Zawislak
Aug 14, 2026 5:03 pm - Based on advice the village would face an uphill legal battle, Wauconda officials recently dropped action to forcibly annex agricultural property on the north end of town to block a proposed solar project.
Aurora, West Chicago compare notes on success of data center moratoriums

By Dave Oberhelman
Aug 13, 2026 2:44 pm - After recently approving a moratorium on new data centers and battery storage facilities, West Chicago officials compared notes with Aurora Mayor John Laesch, whose own city council approved a 180-day moratorium on data centers a year ago.
Wholesale price inflation slows last month as gas, food costs fall

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Aug 13, 2026 8:19 am - Wholesale inflation dropped last month as gas prices reversed some of their Iran war spike and other costs also cooled, a sign that consumer inflation could grind lower in the months ahead.
Streamwood Park District expecting big return on solar energy investment at Park Place

By Eric Peterson
Aug 05, 2026 3:48 pm - ComEd presented the Streamwood Park District with a $94,695 rebate check Tuesday for its investment in a solar energy installation on the roof of the Park Place Family Recreation Center.
US job openings slip to 7.4 million, but labor market remains resilient in face of fighting in Iran

By PAUL WISEMAN
Aug 04, 2026 9:56 am - U.S. job openings fell slightly in June, but the labor market continued to show resilience in the face of an economic shock from fighting in Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
New talks are ‘last chance’ for Iran to forge a deal and avoid escalation of US strikes, Trump says

By AAMER MADHANI
Aug 03, 2026 10:01 am - Newly planned talks between Washington and Tehran are the “last chance” for Iran to forge a deal and avoid an escalation of U.S. strikes on the country, President Donald Trump said Monday.
Major oil companies reap massive profits as US and Iran fighting drives energy prices higher

By CATHY BUSSEWITZ
Jul 31, 2026 7:29 am - American oil and gas giants raked in massive spring profits while fighting between Iran and the U.S. impeded petroleum shipments and consumers around the world paid more for fuel and confronted shortages.

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