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Prices at a gas station in the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago on June 16, 2022.

Todd Maisch: It’s time to take thoughtful action that won’t worsen our nation’s energy crisis

August 15, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

With the summer months heating up, the temperature isn't the only number people need to be watching. As those across the Land of Lincoln head out for summer vacation, more...

Exelon's Byron Nuclear Generating Station in Byron, Illinois, in 2012.

Commentary: Don’t make consumers fund another Exelon bailout

May 20, 2020 at 1:34 p.m.

Illinois consumers and small businesses are fighting to emerge from a COVID-19 recession that has left 36 million Americans and more than a million Illinoisans out of work. People are...

The state's 19-cent-per-gallon motor fuel tax, last raised in 1990, will double to 38 cents per gallon on Monday, July 1.

Commentary: Why the gas tax is good for Illinois businesses

June 28, 2019 at 4:43 p.m.

We hear a lot about the things Illinois could do differently. This year, however, our legislators successfully passed real policy initiatives to promote business growth in our state. For the...

Looming crisis from transportation funding cuts

August 18, 2019 at 7:48 p.m.

From pension debt to a deep budget hole, Illinois is a state all too familiar with financial crisis. Another one is looming on the horizon, one pothole and one cracked...

Rotary-dial era or modern communications?

June 15, 2018 at 4:38 p.m.

Illinois has a rotary dial-era law in a modern communications world. Illinois legislators are now deciding whether to update the expiring communications law to promote more private investment in high-speed...

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