Energy
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Wauconda starts annexation process to block solar energy facility in residential areaApr 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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St. Charles raises utility rates nearly 50% as city council vows to look for other revenue options
Apr 08, 2026 12:33 pm - Entering what one resident described as a “crisis,” St. Charles approved utility rate hikes that will result in bills rising by about 50% by 2029.
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When will prices come down for gas, air travel and strawberries?
Apr 08, 2026 11:12 am - The president temporarily suspended strikes on Iran, but Americans will continue paying more for an array of products because of higher energy costs.
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Ceasefire is threatened as Israel expands Lebanon strikes and Iran closes strait again
Apr 08, 2026 7:27 am - The U.S. demanded Wednesday that Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz after the Islamic Republic closed the waterway in response to Israeli attacks against the Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon. Iran’s move cast doubt over whether an already precarious ceasefire to end more than a month of war would hold.
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Oil plunges below $95 as the Dow surges 1,300 in a worldwide rally following a ceasefire with Iran
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Power, water and worry: How growing data center concerns are being addressed locally and statewideApr 07, 2026 2:24 pm - Data center development in Illinois is facing the prospect of greater regulation at both the local and statewide levels after initially being embraced in many suburbs.
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Key Fed official sees possible rate hike amid higher gas prices, inflation concerns
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US and Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire as Trump seizes diplomatic offramp instead of escalation
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US stocks drift higher ahead of Trump’s deadline to bomb Iranian power plants
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CEJA workforce hubs deliver hope, but will they deliver jobs?
Apr 06, 2026 1:36 pm - Of the 805 students who have graduated from CEJA workforce hubs, only 124 had found employment in the renewable energy sector or adjacent industry as of March 2026, according to figures supplied to Capitol News Illinois by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, a rate of roughly 15%.