Articles filed under Illinois
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CUB report: Customers choosing ComEd alternatives losing millionsAug 27, 2024 10:45 am - Illinois residents and businesses who have chosen electricity suppliers other than ComEd and Ameren Illinois have lost about $297 million over the last year and $1.8 billion since 2015, the Citizens Utility Board reported Tuesday.
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Keep the growing season alive with fall Four Seasons Gardening webinarsAug 24, 2024 12:10 am - While gardens are winding down, keep the growing going as the fall season arrives with the “Four Seasons Gardening” webinar series beginning Sept. 10.
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Take steps to address climate change at home with ‘Everyday Environment’ seriesAug 23, 2024 11:28 pm - It’s easy to get overwhelmed thinking about the impacts of climate change. While there are many strategies to reduce risk and adapt at global and regional scales, individuals can also take action.
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Green infrastructure flood prevention training is a natural solution for natural disastersAug 23, 2024 10:58 pm - When floods happen, communities are forever changed. University of Illinois Extension is rising to meet the challenge by developing a program that trains municipalities how to maintain nature-based solutions that supplement their stormwater infrastructure.
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Illinois Extension’s new strategic priorities and initiatives revealed in town hall eventAug 23, 2024 12:54 pm - Learn about the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Extension’s new, 10-year strategic plan “Lifelong Learning. Lifelong Impact” during an online town hall on Tuesday, Sept. 24.
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Live steam: Beloved ‘Big Boy’ locomotive will stop in Illinois on comeback tourAug 13, 2024 5:52 pm - It drew record crowds in West Chicago in 2019. Now UP’s Big Boy steam engine is back on track for a return trip to Illinois. Here’s when and where.
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Explore commercial pumpkin production at Extension field day Sept. 5Aug 08, 2024 5:12 pm - As Illinois ranks number one in both pumpkin production and processing, it provides a great opportunity to bring together growers, producers, and those who love talking pumpkins.
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‘A great successor’: New Illinois GOP Chair Kathy Salvi greets delegates at RNCJul 16, 2024 2:45 pm - Incoming Illinois Republican Party Chair Kathy Salvi on Tuesday greeted delegates for the first time since her election to the leadership post last Friday.
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IDOT, University of Illinois reach agreement on research partnershipJul 12, 2024 12:15 pm - Illinois Department of Transportation signed a six-year, $48 million agreement with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s Illinois Center for Transportation to continue a longtime joint research program.
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Check your wallet. How you can turn $2 into several thousand bucksJul 06, 2024 4:00 pm - Currency collectors are hunting for matching pairs of $1 bills accidentally printed with the same serial numbers almost a decade ago in an attempt make the bills more valuable.