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Environmental groups celebrate signing of energy reform

By Maggie Dougherty
Jan 09, 2026 12:49 pm - Amid warnings of impending energy shortages, Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed a wide-ranging energy reform package into law aimed at bolstering the state’s power grids after years of negotiations.
As Trump promises Venezuelan renaissance, locals struggle with crumbling economy

By REGINA GARCIA CANO and MATT SEDENSKY
Jan 09, 2026 8:06 am - At the White House, President Donald Trump vows American intervention in Venezuela will pour billions of dollars into the country’s infrastructure, revive its once-thriving oil industry and eventually deliver a new age of prosperity to the Latin American nation.
CITGO refinery in Romeoville, once owned by Venezuela, sold in December

By Denise M. Baran-Unland
Jan 07, 2026 12:47 pm - The U.S. strike on Venezuela on Jan. 3 and the subsequent arrest of its leader, Nicolás Maduro, likely won’t affect CITGO Petroleum Corporation Lemont Refinery, which is located in Romeoville.
US seeks to assert its control over Venezuelan oil with tanker seizures and sales worldwide

By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN
Jan 07, 2026 7:51 am - President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday sought to assert its control over Venezuelan oil, seizing a pair of sanctioned tankers transporting petroleum and announcing plans to relax some sanctions so the U.S. can oversee the sale of Venezuela’s petroleum worldwide.
Peoples Gas files $202 million rate increase request with Illinois regulatory body

By MAGGIE DOUGHERTY
Jan 06, 2026 8:42 pm - Peoples Gas has filed a $202.3 million rate hike request with the Illinois Commerce Commission. If approved in full, typical residential Peoples Gas customers can expect to pay $10-11 more per month starting in 2027. Peoples Gas said the hike is needed to meet the ICC’s order to retire more than 1,000 miles of old iron pipes that carry natural gas underneath Chicago.
Trump says the US ‘needs’ Greenland for Arctic security. Here's why

By DANICA KIRKA
Jan 06, 2026 7:46 am - Greenland's strategic location above the Arctic Circle makes it a focal point in global security and trade debates.
Wall Street gains ground as crude prices and oil company stocks rise after the US raid on Venezuela

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN
Jan 05, 2026 4:31 pm - Stocks gained ground on Wall Street Monday to kick off their first full week of the new year.
With capture of Maduro, Trump claims successful operation as he treads into uncharted territory

By AAMER MADHANI
Jan 03, 2026 9:41 am - With the capture of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump and his allies are calling the audacious military operation a major success as the U.S. leader once again demonstrated a willingness to use U.S. forces for risky missions that come with a potential big payoff.
As state regulators warn of impending energy shortfalls, capacity prices rise again

By JERRY NOWICKI
Jan 02, 2026 9:47 am - A new report by state regulators projects energy shortfalls will begin in northern Illinois by 2029 and the rest of the state by 2031 if lawmakers and grid operators don’t act. The shortages would continue to drive up energy costs and force Illinois to import more out-of-state power.
Google's parent buys data center energy specialist Intersect for $4.75 billion to help power AI

By Associated Press
Dec 22, 2025 3:16 pm - MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google's corporate parent on Monday announced an agreement to buy data center energy specialist Intersect for $4.75 billion as part of its effort ...

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