Fracking regulations passed in Springfield
Let the fracking begin. That's the message the Illinois Senate sent Friday in passing sweeping legislation to regulate horizontal hydraulic fracturing, a method for releasing oil and natural gas that...
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Enterprise buys I-GO car-sharing service
Car sharing didn't exist in Chicago a decade ago when a little known nonprofit called the Center for Neighborhood Technology launched I-GO as an alternative to car ownership. Today, the...
For Illinois counties, fracking taxes could be too little, too late
In Illinois counties with large Amish communities, a $50-a-year buggy license plate tax pays for repairs caused by horse hooves and buggy wheels cutting into roads' soft tar surfaces. Kelly...
Illinois House panel OKs fracking measure
A bill to regulate horizontal hydraulic fracturing in Illinois was unanimously passed by a House committee Tuesday amid chants of "shame" from opponents who packed the hearing. The bill is...
Ill. Senate overrides Quinn veto of smart grid rate hike
Rejecting Gov. Pat Quinn's plea to not increase power rates to help improve some of the state's electrical grid, the Illinois senate voted to override his veto of a bill...
Film director brings anti-fracking fight to Springfield
Josh Fox, the Oscar-nominated director of two anti-fracking films, is bringing his fight to Springfield, where he has plans Tuesday morning to testify against legislation to regulate horizontal hydraulic fracturing....
Ill. Senate overrides Quinn veto of smart grid rate hike
Rejecting Gov. Pat Quinn's plea to not increase power rates to help improve some of the state's electrical grid, the Illinois senate voted to override his veto of a bill...
Bill to regulate fracking in Illinois sails through committee
A bill to regulate horizontal hydraulic fracturing in Illinois sailed through a House committee Tuesday morning in a unanimous vote amid chants of "shame" from a massive opposition group of...
Exelon reports $4M loss in 1Q, cites hedging costs
Exelon Corp. said Wednesday it swung to a loss in the first three months of the year as bad bets on the direction of commodity prices outweighed a jump in...
Chicago car charging station feud goes to court
Two companies are battling in court to take over Chicago's electric vehicle charging stations, which sit unfinished and abandoned amid a backlog of unpaid bills.Both JNS Holdings Corp. in Arlington...