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UPDATE: BENTON RESIGNS. WILL COUNTY DEM CHAIR SAYS BENTON SHOULD RESIGN Welch Tells Benton to Resign or Face Expulsion
WESTCHESTER, Ill. – Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch released the following statement Friday: “The House is in receipt of Representative Harry…
Capitol News Illinois — Illinois food assistance error rate continues to grow as federal penalties loom
By Ben Szalinski Capitol News Illinois Data released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows Illinois’ payment error…
Citing Growing Impacts on Energy Affordability and Water Resources, Pritzker Pauses Data Center Incentives
Gov. JB Pritzker announced he is temporarily pausing tax incentives for new data centers in the state. (Capitol News Illinois…
Capitol News Illinois Illinois Grows Millions of Bushels of Soybeans. Why Aren’t We Eating Them?
By Tara Sun Medill Illinois News Bureau CHICAGO — Inside a factory on Chicago’s North Side, the smell of simmering…
Capitol News Illinois — POWER Act data center regulation won’t move forward this spring
Rep. Robyn Gabel, D-Evanston, and Sen. Ram Villivalam, D-Chicago, speak at a rally for the POWER Act, a bill…
Capitol News Illinois — Lawmakers eye water use transparency requirements for data centers
A rendering of part of a nearly 800-acre data center plan approved recently by the Joliet City Council for land…
Energy demand in ComEd territory could double by 2040, in part driven by data centers
A rendering of part of a data center recently approved by the Joliet City Council for nearly 800 acres east…
Illinois Lawmakers Begin Days of Deep Dives on Data Centers
By Nikoel Hytrek CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS [email protected] SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers are digging deep on data centers, with a House…
For young people looking to take over Illinois farms, the costs can be steep
A farmer works into the evening hours in Macon County, Illinois. (Photo courtesy of Muirhead Farms) By Rebecka Pieder…
License suspension or speed control? Lawmakers explore alternative for reckless drivers
Supporters of the bill say it will allow people to maintain their routines while driving more safely.
Waymo begins testing in Chicago as bill seeks to legalize autonomous vehicles
As of now, Waymo cars in Chicago must be driven by humans.
Illinois pursues abortion coverage for people with little or no insurance
The measure would allow people with limited or no insurance to get financial assistance for abortion care in Illinois.