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Drummond accuses Tyson Foods of misinformation campaign - Oklahoma Energy Today
Drummond accuses Tyson Foods of misinformation campaign - Oklahoma Energy Today
Attorney General Gentner Drummond is addressing inaccuracies surrounding the ongoing litigation to protect water quality in the Illinois River watershed, calling out what he describes as a coordinated...
www.okenergytoday.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Drummond accuses Tyson Foods of misinformation campaign - Oklahoma Energy Today
GREEN ENERGY: Clean energy projects soaring in Illinois
Clean energy projects soar in Illinois following state takeover of zoning rules
Last year, a national renewable energy company requested a permit to build a 180-megawatt solar installation on more than 1,400 acres in Vermilion County that could power around 160,000 homes
www.heraldbulletin.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:05 PM
GREEN ENERGY: Clean energy projects soaring in Illinois
Great Lakes wind energy has big potential, big unknowns | Opinion - Erie Times-News
Great Lakes wind energy has big potential, big unknowns | Opinion
Experts say Great Lakes offshore wind holds potential to meet growing electricity demands, but key unknowns remain. A Merski bill would map options.
www.goerie.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Great Lakes wind energy has big potential, big unknowns | Opinion - Erie Times-News
Thousands without power south of Springfield | Local News | wandtv.com
Thousands without power south of Springfield
Thousands of people are without power in Rochester according to Ameren.
www.wandtv.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Thousands without power south of Springfield | Local News | wandtv.com
Delayed $3.6B aid that helps families pay to heat their homes released to states
Delayed $3.6B aid that helps families pay to heat their homes released to states
Approximately $3.6 billion in delayed funding for heating assistance was released Friday to states and tribes. Here’s what we know.
www.livenowfox.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Delayed $3.6B aid that helps families pay to heat their homes released to states
CME outage highlights challenge of keeping data centers cool
CME outage highlights challenge of keeping data centers cool
When a data center cooling issue halted futures and options trading at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, it focused attention on the hidden infrastructure that’s becoming ever more critical to daily...
www.chicagobusiness.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
CME outage highlights challenge of keeping data centers cool
Enbridge approves Southern Illinois Connector, a new crude pipeline development
Enbridge approves Southern Illinois Connector, a new crude pipeline development
Enbridge has announced the approval of its Southern Illinois Connector, a new crude pipeline that will deliver vast amounts of resources to North America.
energiesmedia.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Enbridge approves Southern Illinois Connector, a new crude pipeline development
OPINION: Small towns will win big with downtown revitalization
OPINION: Small towns will win big with downtown revitalization | McDonald County Press
General Shinseki once said, "If you dislike change, you're going to like irrelevance even more." It's a sobering reminder that in today's economy, standing still isn't an option--it's a path to obscurity....
mdcp.nwaonline.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:05 AM
OPINION: Small towns will win big with downtown revitalization
Study Says Grid Can Handle AI Power Surge - Broadband Breakfast
Study Says Grid Can Handle AI Power Surge
Researchers say flexible compute schedules and modest grid upgrades ease immediate pressure.
broadbandbreakfast.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Study Says Grid Can Handle AI Power Surge - Broadband Breakfast
Study Says Grid Can Handle AI Power Surge - Broadband Breakfast
Study Says Grid Can Handle AI Power Surge
Researchers say flexible compute schedules and modest grid upgrades ease immediate pressure.
broadbandbreakfast.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Study Says Grid Can Handle AI Power Surge - Broadband Breakfast
Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co Sells 3,579 Shares of Illinois Tool Works Inc. $ITW
Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co Sells 3,579 Shares of Illinois Tool Works Inc. $ITW
Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co decreased its position in shares of Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:ITW - Free Report) by 18.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing...
www.marketbeat.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co Sells 3,579 Shares of Illinois Tool Works Inc. $ITW
Talk Illini Podcast: Can Illinois shock No. 5 UConn at MSG? - On3
Talk Illini Podcast: Can Illinois shock No. 5 UConn at MSG?
Illinois vs UConn, and this one comes with history, storylines, and a whole lot of nerves for Illini fans.
www.on3.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Talk Illini Podcast: Can Illinois shock No. 5 UConn at MSG? - On3
Ants Marching | Lake Forest, IL Patch
Local Event: Ants Marching
Check out the latest community post from one of your neighbors. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)
patch.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Ants Marching | Lake Forest, IL Patch
Techlash Surges as Data Centers Drive U.S. Power Costs
Techlash Surges as Data Centers Drive U.S. Power Costs
Techlash Surges as Data Centers Drive U.S. Power Costs Virginia, Illinois, Ohio face soaring electricity rates as Amazon, Google, and others expand data centers ahead of midterms
www.chosun.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Techlash Surges as Data Centers Drive U.S. Power Costs
ICC slashes Nicor, Ameren proposed gas rate hikes by over 40% - The Times Weekly
ICC slashes Nicor, Ameren proposed gas rate hikes by over 40% - The Times Weekly
The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) cut rate increases proposed by Nicor Gas and Ameren Illinois, slowing the speed of rising energy bills for customers in much of the state, while also rejecting proposals...
thetimesweekly.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:50 PM
ICC slashes Nicor, Ameren proposed gas rate hikes by over 40% - The Times Weekly
Alliant Energy restores power to more than 600 customers in Janesville - WMTV
Alliant Energy restores power to more than 600 customers in Janesville
More than 500 people have no power in Janesville Wednesday, according to Alliant Energy’s power outage map.
www.wmtv15news.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Alliant Energy restores power to more than 600 customers in Janesville - WMTV
ECB still needs to see slowdown in non-energy inflation, chief economist says
ECB still needs to see slowdown in non-energy inflation, chief economist says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank still needs to see a slowdown in non-energy inflation to be confident that overall price growth will hold at its 2% target, ECB chief economist Philip Lane...
wmbdradio.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
ECB still needs to see slowdown in non-energy inflation, chief economist says
Energy, long-term contracts increase in Italy - Il Sole 24 ORE
Energy, long-term contracts increase in Italy
PPAs (power purchase agreements) in the first 9 months of 2025 exceeded the contracted capacity in the whole of 2024
en.ilsole24ore.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Energy, long-term contracts increase in Italy - Il Sole 24 ORE
Southern Illinois deserves energy fairness, not Chicago-style politics
archive.is
November 27, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Southern Illinois deserves energy fairness, not Chicago-style politics
Clean & Reliable Grid Affordability Act awaits Pritzker's signature
Clean & Reliable Grid Affordability Act awaits Pritzker's signature
Democrats and clean energy advocates are excited for the future with this legislation, but Republicans and manufacturers argue the plan will hurt family budgets.
www.wandtv.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Clean & Reliable Grid Affordability Act awaits Pritzker's signature
IL Clean & Reliable Grid Affordability Act off to Pritzker | Illinois Politics | wandtv.com
Clean & Reliable Grid Affordability Act awaits Pritzker's signature
Democrats and clean energy advocates are excited for the future with this legislation, but Republicans and manufacturers argue the plan will hurt family budgets.
www.wandtv.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:35 AM
IL Clean & Reliable Grid Affordability Act off to Pritzker | Illinois Politics | wandtv.com
Southern Illinois deserves energy fairness, not Chicago-style politics | Opinion | thesouthern.com
Southern Illinois deserves energy fairness, not Chicago-style politics
In Southern Illinois, we know what it means to keep the lights on the hard way. Every family farm, small business, and manufacturing plant south of I-70 depends on reliable,
thesouthern.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Southern Illinois deserves energy fairness, not Chicago-style politics | Opinion | thesouthern.com
Peoria County outlines transfer station schedule, landfill timeline and energy plan funded by ...
Peoria County outlines transfer station schedule, landfill timeline and energy plan funded by EECBG grant
County sustainability staff told the health committee the transfer station construction is on track for late spring 2026, Landfill 3 is projected to open in 2035, and a 2024 Energy Efficiency and Conservation...
citizenportal.ai
November 27, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Peoria County outlines transfer station schedule, landfill timeline and energy plan funded by ...
FERC Declines to Decide Possible Ameren Bypass of MISO Tx Competition - RTO Insider
FERC Declines to Decide Possible Ameren Bypass of MISO Tx Competition
FERC has dismissed Ameren’s bid to gain exclusive rights to build nearly $2 billion of MISO transmission projects free of competitors.
www.rtoinsider.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:05 AM
FERC Declines to Decide Possible Ameren Bypass of MISO Tx Competition - RTO Insider
Chicago Families brace for cold as LIHEAP funds are delayed
Chicago Families brace for cold as LIHEAP funds are delayed
Story Updated as of Nov. 26, 2025
chicagocrusader.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Chicago Families brace for cold as LIHEAP funds are delayed