A draft ordinance establishing data center regulations within the city of Bloomington is available for public inspection.

Residents' concerns about data centers include wildlife and environmental impacts and electricity demand. The Champaign County Data Center Task Force held a public meeting Wednesday, Oct. 7, to review...

CHICAGO – This week, Governor JB Pritzker spearheaded efforts to support farmers and bolster local economies across Illinois.

Illinois Senator Sue Rezin joins the Chicago Report to discuss Goog...

(The Center Square) – A bipartisan coalition of governors from states across the PJM electricity interconnection, between the Mid-Atlantic region and the greater Chicagoland area, signed an agreement...

The federally funded Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program provides one-time benefits to income-eligible households. The Champaign County LIHEAP office has nearly 900 scheduled appointments for the...

Illinois could cut emissions 40% by 2030 and 53% by 2050 under current policies, falling short of state climate targets, according to a new IEPA report

State Sen. Adriane Johnson, D-Buffalo Grove, said it is important for the state to do as much as it can to help residents get through “this affordability crisis.”

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An advanced material derived from coal could be the key to overcoming a major obstacle in next-generation microelectronics. Researchers with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s Grainger College...

Both proposed sites fall outside of the villages' boundaries and are under the jurisdiction of the county.

Agreement likely stretches Illinois’ nuclear fleet to its max

Illinois Safety & Legislative Director Bob Guy takes our common-sense safety fight nationwide. Read on to see how he’s rallying support for transportation workers on “America’s Work Force Union...

Illinois hosted the second annual Governors’ Summit on the State of PJM where governors unanimously signed an MOU to formalize collective efforts to lower energy costs

JOLIET, Ill. – State Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, addressed attendees at the annual state conference for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) on Oct. 7 at Harrah’s Conference...

Less than a week after the owner of Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant and Amazon reached a 20-year power deal, Constellation Energy announced a similar and even bigger agreement with Google

(The Center Square) – Local officials in Central Illinois have been deterred from continuing talks to develop a data center after community pushback and concern over the potential a new

CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — Public backlash against a potential data center in Mahomet recently led the village to end talks with data center developer Clean Cloud Energy. Now, WCIA has l…

During the moratorium, the village plans to monitor and interpret state legislation affecting the regulation of data centers and to research, evaluate and propose a comprehensive set of land use regulations...

Spooky season is also a perfect time to check your home for “energy vampires.”

State Senator Sue Rezin (R-Morris), a longtime advocate and national leader for expanding nuclear energy in Illinois...

Illinois has joined the growing list of states to allow on-road use of dyed diesel typically used for agricultural purposes. Governor JB Pritzker issued a state disaster proclamation and signed an Executive...

Google is partnering with Constellation Energy in a huge deal to up...

Illinois is bracing for a data center boom, and what's left once the cranes leave might make you rethink everything

State Senator Sue Rezin (R-Morris), a longtime advocate and national leader for expanding nuclear energy in Illinois...

Crosswalk will administer LIHEAP energy assistance in Jefferson, Franklin and Williamson counties through Aug. 12, 2027, with priority applications opening Oct....

Charleston has put a temporary moratorium on new data centers and battery storage systems.

Alphabet's (GOOG, GOOGL) Google and Constellation Energy (CEG) said Tuesday they are collaborating o

The Illinois Environmental Council honored mayor John Laesch with the Milestone Achievement Award at its annual Environmental Leadership Dinner October 2. The award, which is given to leaders who drive...

A new 36-acre solar farm is now up and running on former farmland southeast of Bloomington. The McLean Solar 1 farm, located about five miles southeast on Bloomington by Interstate 74 and a mile north...

Commonwealth Edison will file a virtual power plant framework by the end of 2027 that looks beyond batteries, writes Andrew Plenge, vice president of strategy and energy policy at the Illinois utility.

On September 30, the Illinois Supreme Court agreed to review Tate Road Solar 1, LLC v. County of Winnebago, an appellate decision that deepened...

The Morris City Council last night voted on two conditional permitted use request. The Morris Development Review Committee and Planning and Zoning Commission recently heard from representatives with Proctor...

About half of Constellation’s investment, or $2 billion, will be spent at the Byron, Braidwood, LaSalle and Quad Cities plants In Illinois, the company said.

My vision is to build a massive geothermal heat sink coil system in Lake Michigan to help cool data centers.

Tazewell County is nearing approval of a plan to implement a nine-month moratorium on new data center construction while officials consider potential state-level regulations.

Wood River approved a solar agreement with the Wood River Drainage & Levee District, advancing projects for the city and district.

A hidden danger may be lying beneath communities across Illinois, Indiana and the rest of the country: abandoned mines that were built more than a century ago.

Republican lieutenant governor candidate Aaron Del Mar outlined his platform focusing on property tax relief, local control over development, and oversight of state grant spending during an intervi…