Articles filed under Illinois
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Pritzker declares Illinois a diesel disaster area, but fuel retailers are waryOct 08, 2026 11:58 am - All of Illinois is facing a diesel-fuel price disaster, according to Gov. JB Pritzker. He’s directed state agencies not to penalize the use of tax-exempt red-dyed diesel on roads. While he calls it a cost-saving measure, the leader of the Illinois Fuel and Retail Association says more clarity is needed.
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Illinois governor’s race: Collin Corbett, an ex-GOP strategist, hopes to find votes from those in the middleOct 08, 2026 10:13 am - After Illinois Democrats trounced Republicans in the last midterm election, political consultant Collin Corbett had a message for fellow members of the GOP. Pointing to e...
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Illinois state fairs attracted more than 1M visitors for second year in a rowOct 06, 2026 1:18 pm - More than 1 million fairgoers visited Illinois’ state fairs in Springfield and Du Quoin for the second year in a row, Gov. JB Pritzker’s office announced Tuesday. The fairs broke new attendance records, including a new single-day high for attendance at the Springfield fair, fueled by sold-out concerts.
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Constellation and Google announce plan to increase nuclear capacity in Illinois, two other statesOct 06, 2026 12:46 pm - Constellation Energy, the largest U.S. nuclear provider, agreed Tuesday to invest $4.3 billion to increase output at 11 nuclear plants in Illinois, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and then sell this additional power to Google over a 20-year period.
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What does the data say about data centers?Oct 05, 2026 8:20 am - People everywhere are talking about data centers, the high-tech facilities that house our nations growing digital infrastructure.
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Five years in: What the ‘Home Illinois’ plan reveals about the state of homelessnessOct 03, 2026 11:36 am - Homelessness decreased by 6% in Illinois from 2025 to 2026, but chronic homelessness increased by 28%, according to a new state report. The report suggested strategies such as “strengthening partnerships” between state and other service providers.
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Report: New data centers could create more than 120K Illinois jobs, though mostly temporaryOct 01, 2026 2:54 pm - A new report from the Illinois Economic Policy Institute and University of Illinois Project for Middle Class Renewal projects $57 billion in new data center developments over the next decade to generate thousands of jobs and millions in property tax revenues in Illinois.
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Lights, camera, tax credits! Illinois lawmakers give big boost to movie industrySep 29, 2026 8:35 am - Illinois lawmakers and Gov. JB Pritzker have enhanced the state’s film tax credit program, which could mean billions of dollars of spending in the state, film industry advocates say.
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Illinois’ 8 interstate visitor information centers to close at month’s endSep 22, 2026 1:05 pm - The eight state-run visitor information centers located along interstates throughout Illinois are set to close by the end of September, as the state says the way visitors travel has changed. The rest stops where the centers are located will remain open and other services will not be affected. The centers offered valuable information, and former employees consider it a loss.
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Northwestern and University of Chicago drop in U.S. News college rankingsSep 22, 2026 8:22 am - Some of Illinois’ most notable universities shifted slightly in national rankings while remaining among the nation’s top schools, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual best colleges list released Tuesday.