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Cary District 26 looks into solar power for 3 schools

By Michelle Meyer
Aug 20, 2025 10:21 am - Cary School District 26 is considering adding solar panels to the roofs of three schools before federal financial incentives expire.
St. Charles Council rejects 20-year contract with coal-reliant IMEA

By David Petesch
Aug 13, 2025 7:41 am - After more than a year of discussion, St. Charles City Council members rejected a proposed contract with the city’s current energy provider.
Kane County Board rejects solar electricity site near Elgin

By Susan Sarkauskas
Aug 12, 2025 5:09 pm - Residents of two neighborhoods near Elgin were relieved Tuesday when the Kane County board rejected a request to allow a solar farm near their homes.
Waukegan finalist for Netherlands-based solar panel maker’s U.S. headquarters

By Mick Zawislak
Aug 12, 2025 11:30 am - A remediated Superfund site on the Waukegan lakefront is a finalist for the proposed U.S. headquarters and solar panel manufacturing facilities of a Netherlands-based company.
The Biz Week That Was: A new data center, theater goes dark, and nostalgic pop

Daily Herald report
Aug 09, 2025 12:02 pm - Data center could land at former Alcatel-Lucent site in Naperville The site of a once-iconic office complex on the north side of Naperville could host a pair of data...
Utility coordinator honored with damage prevention award from JULIE

By Mike Purpura, Electric Conduit Construction
Aug 08, 2025 3:35 pm - Kim Kennedy, Operations Coordinator for Electric Conduit Construction and Midwestern Contractors, has been honored with JULIE's 2025 Gina Meehan-Taylor Award for excellence in utility damage prevention.
Speakers give pros, cons against Nicor gas price increase request

By Susan Sarkauskas
Aug 07, 2025 9:31 pm - People Thursday spoke for and against Nicor’s proposed $316 million natural gas rate increase, at a hearing in Elgin.
ComEd closes customer relief fund amid high demand, rising energy costs

By Claire O'Brien
Aug 07, 2025 9:50 am - Citing high demand, ComEd has closed the customer relief fund it launched in early July, which aimed to offset the effects of rising energy prices on residents and nonprofits most affected by them.
Trump’s push for drilling, mining sharpens debate for Alaska Natives about land they view as sacred

By PETER SMITH
Aug 07, 2025 6:45 am - When Alaska Natives debate proposals to drill and mine the landscape of the nation’s largest state, it involves more than an environmental or economic question. It’s also a spiritual and cultural one.
Trump to put additional 25% import taxes on India, bringing combined tariffs to 50%

By JOSH BOAK, RAJESH ROY and FATIMA HUSSEIN
Aug 06, 2025 12:14 pm - President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday to place an additional 25% tariff on India for its purchases of Russian oil, bringing the combined tariffs imposed by the United States on its ally to 50%.

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