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‘We know how to do it right’: Suburbs welcoming data centers say they’ll benefit their communities

By Eric Peterson
Jun 04, 2025 6:53 pm - When it comes to the use of electricity and other resources like water, data centers are expected to pay their way and keep residents and fellow businesses free of negative side effects of their presence, Hoffman Estates Village Manager Eric Palm said Wednesday.
As data centers drive electricity costs higher, energy sector reform fails in Springfield

Andrew Adams
Jun 04, 2025 6:18 pm - An ambitious Illinois energy reform bill stalled as lawmakers couldn't reach consensus, leaving climate and cost issues unresolved. The bill sought clean energy incentives, higher data center fees, and nuclear power support.
Meta becomes the latest big tech company turning to nuclear power for AI needs

By MATT OTT
Jun 03, 2025 10:57 am - Meta has cut a 20-year deal to secure nuclear power to help meet surging demand for artificial intelligence and other computing needs at Facebook’s parent company.
Trump says he warned Netanyahu to hold off on an Iran strike to give US more time for nuclear talks

By JON GAMBRELL
May 28, 2025 8:04 am - President Donald Trump said Wednesday he has told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to hold off on striking Iran to give the U.S. administration more time to push for a new nuclear deal with Tehran.
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.

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