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Solar farm OK’d near Sugar Grove despite objections from village

By Susan Sarkauskas
Dec 12, 2025 12:57 pm - Kane County Board members have approved the construction of an electricity-generating solar panel farm near Sugar Grove.
Trump says the US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela

By AAMER MADHANI and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN
Dec 10, 2025 5:24 pm - President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as tensions mount with the government of President Nicolás Maduro.Using U.S. forces to seize an oil tanker is incredibly unusual and marks the Trump administration’s latest push to increase pressure on Maduro, who has been charged with narcoterrorism in the United States.
Putin and Modi held talks and announce expansion of Russia-India trade ties amid US pressure

By RAJESH ROY and AIJAZ HUSSAIN
Dec 05, 2025 8:15 am - Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday at an annual summit and agreed to diversify mutual economic ties, as the United States presses India to revise its decades-old partnership with Russia.
ComEd launches new discount program for low-income customers

By Maggie Dougherty
Dec 05, 2025 7:04 am - ComEd has launched a new program designed to reduce costs for low-income customers.
Ameren residential gas customers to see average $3.65 increase on bills in January

By MAGGIE DOUGHERTY
Nov 27, 2025 12:34 pm - Following the ICC’s approval of a $73 million rate increase for Ameren, the company’s residential customers can expect to see an average $3.65 increase on their monthly bills starting in January. This compares to $4.25 a month for customers of Nicor, the state’s largest gas utility.
ICC slashes Nicor’s proposed $314 million rate hike for suburban gas customers

By Mary Norkol
Nov 20, 2025 9:21 am - The Illinois Commerce Commission slashed a proposed $314 million rate hike by suburban gas company Nicor by nearly half Wednesday.
New analysis shows more US consumers are falling behind on their utility bills

By JOSH BOAK
Nov 17, 2025 1:57 pm - More people are falling behind on paying their bills to keep on the lights and heat their homes, according to a new analysis of consumer data — a warning sign for the U.S. economy and another political headache for President Donald Trump.
Ukraine’s army chief visits besieged city as Zelenskyy confronts graft scandal

By ILLIA NOVIKOV
Nov 13, 2025 8:11 am - Ukraine’s top military commander said Thursday he visited troops holding the front line in a key eastern city besieged by Russian forces, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy grappled with the fallout from a corruption scandal that has engulfed his administration.
Parent Petroleum building 6,000-square-foot offices in St. Charles, awarded for charitable causes

By Joey Weslo
Nov 11, 2025 1:50 pm - As Parent Petroleum gears up for a new 6,000-square-foot office building in St. Charles, the city took a moment to acknowledge the business’ four decades of contribution to the community.
‘A good deal for everyone’: Solar farm transforms Waukegan Superfund site

By Mick Zawislak
Nov 10, 2025 7:07 pm - A long vacant federal Superfund landfill site in Waukegan has been transformed with the promise of substantial electricity cost savings for low-to-moderate income residents.

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