Clean Energy Jobs Act advances to House floor
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois House Energy and Environment Committee advanced a pair of energy bills that would overhaul the state’s energy industry to the...
Bill explores creation of legal services for immigrants facing deportation in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD – A House committee on Wednesday advanced legislation that would create a task force to look into the feasibility of providing legal representation...
University of Illinois receives FDA approval for saliva-based COVID-19 test
The University of Illinois System received Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday for its saliva-based COVID-19 test, as...
Pritzker calls for $15 million loan program to assist areas hit by record-high gas prices
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker announced a low-interest loan program Tuesday to help alleviate the unprecedented financial burden from soaring utility costs for certain...
What Illinois can learn from the Texas energy crisis
When parts of Texas’ independent power grid went offline this week due to unusually extreme cold weather in the south, the amount of expected...
Vaccine operations increase with federal aid
SPRINGFIELD – Vaccine operations and eligibility are expanding across the state as Illinois’ seven-day rolling positivity rate remained at 3.3 percent for the fourth...