Safety reforms could be coming for Chicagoland transit, but funding still up in the air
Lawmakers have just over two weeks to reach an agreement on sweeping transit reforms.
Consumer advocates tell regulators to slash rate hike requests from Ameren, Nicor
Consumer watchdogs oppose Nicor and Ameren Illinois’ requested gas rate increases.
With 1 month left in session, lawmakers near deal on public transit reform
Lawmakers are still debating transit funding reform with a month remaining in the legislative session.
With electricity price spikes coming, environmental and industry groups pitch reform
With electricity prices expected to spike this summer in norther Illinois, lawmakers are offering various proposals to keep prices low....
Lawmakers weigh whether to legalize ‘medical aid in dying’
Medical aid in dying, sometimes called assisted suicide, allows dying patients to end their own life. Disability advocates and doctors...
State cracks down on Chicago gas utility as other utilities ask for rate increase
After more than a year of investigation, state regulators ended a controversial infrastructure program at Chicago’s Peoples Gas. While consumer...
Black, Latino lawmakers criticize Pritzker’s proposed budget
Lawmakers and advocates had mixed reactions to Gov. JB Pritzker’s budget address, with some Democrats vowing they wouldn’t approve the...
State official: renewable investments ‘best thing’ to lower energy costs
Illinois lawmakers are gearing up to address several energy-related issues during their spring legislative session.
New state transportation chief hopes for ‘a good kind of disruption’
Gia Biagi hopes to speed up projects as the new director of the Illinois Department of Transportation.
Pritzker takes aim at Trump tariffs with business tours, calls to foreign officials
Gov. JB Pritzker spent much of the week campaigning against tariffs and other Trump administration policies.
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