Phone companies would like to cut your landline cord for you
If you haven't cut the cord on your landline phone service, pretty soon you may not have a choice. The Illinois Telecommunications Act is up for review this spring, and...
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ComEd to raise electric delivery rates by 11 percent
Commonwealth Edison got the go-ahead Wednesday to raise delivery rates by 11 percent to help pay for a $2.6 billion grid modernization effort. The $245 million increase in electric delivery...
Exelon seeks OK to operate LaSalle nuclear plant until 2040s
Exelon Corp. is asking the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to allow it to operate its LaSalle County nuclear plant until the 2040s. The company's filing Tuesday with the commission sets off...
American Airlines spending $2B to refresh planes, lobbies
American Airlines will spend $2 billion to spruce up its planes and lobbies after its merger with US Airways. "Now that we have the network to compete globally, we're going...
New Zealand invests $60 million in Skokie-based LanzaTech
Skokie-based LanzaTech closed its fourth round of funding Monday with a $60 million investment by the New Zealand government. LanzaTech plans to revolutionize ethanol production with its gas-eating microbe which...
Millennials follow the money at work
If quitting for another job is the only way to get a raise, half of millennials say they are willing to jump ship. That's according to a survey by Addison...
Chicago wants to help you upgrade your drafty apartment
If the heat in your apartment is flying out the window, Chicago wants to help. The city said Monday it is partnering with Chicago-based nonprofit Elevate Energy to upgrade 2,500...
Legislative oversight of ComEd smart grid delayed until 2019
Commonwealth Edison and Ameren Illinois can avoid legislative oversight until 2019 and continue to spend ratepayer money on building a digital "smart grid" as a result of Illinois Senate action...
ComEd’s smart grid plan may get more time
The legislature this week is preparing to hand ComEd more time and money to invest in its smart grid rollout although it is too soon to know whether upgrades made...
Redevelopment ahead for Chicago’s two coal plant sites
When Chicago's last two coal plants shut down two years ago, residents who had lived amid the plants' pollution were still angry. "You killed my mother," one woman told the...