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Three Illinois Tech engineering professors named IEEE fellows Three Illinois Tech faculty members—Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Lin Cai, Professor and Frank Gunsaulus Faculty Fellow in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Boris S. Pervan, and Professor...

Three Illinois Tech engineering professors named IEEE fellows - EurekAlert!

05.02.2026 03:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Naperville halts negotiations with electricity supplier Naperville City Council members are shutting down further contract talks with the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency — at least for now. City council members voted 6-3 on Tuesday to pause contract t...

Naperville halts negotiations with electricity supplier - Daily Herald

05.02.2026 02:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Powering Business Growth: 2026 Top Utilities - Business Facilities Magazine Power providers are key to company relocation and expansion decisions. The 2026 Top utilities are poised to meet the power needs of business. 

Powering Business Growth: 2026 Top Utilities

05.02.2026 02:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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TerraForm buys 1.5GW Steward Creek Solar project from Hexagon Energy The project is planned in two phases, each set to produce approximately 1.3GWh of energy annually once operational.

TerraForm buys 1.5GW Steward Creek Solar project from Hexagon Energy - MSN

05.02.2026 02:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The European grids package: Guidance on contracts for difference and grid connections | Think Tank | Parlament Ewropew The European grids package: Guidance on contracts for difference and grid connections

The European grids package: Guidance on contracts for difference and grid connections | Think Tank

05.02.2026 00:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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10 steps to lower your electric bill this year: A home energy shopping checklist | Stacker Shipley Energy reports 10 actionable steps to lower your electric bill, including rate shopping and energy efficiency upgrades.

10 steps to lower your electric bill this year: A home energy shopping checklist | Stacker

05.02.2026 00:10 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Who is running for the U.S. House in Illinois' 9th Congressional District? With U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky retiring at the end of her term, voters in Illinois' 9th Congressional District face a crowded field of candidates to fill the seat with a new representative for the first...

Who is running for the U.S. House in Illinois' 9th Congressional District? - CBS News

04.02.2026 22:20 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Illinois Rules that Sales Tax Applies to Equipment Used to Produce RNG Like many states, Illinois provides an exemption to its Retailers Occupation Tax (sales tax) for machinery and equipment primarily used in a...

Illinois Rules that Sales Tax Applies to Equipment Used to Produce RNG | JD Supra

04.02.2026 19:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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State looks to expand manufacturing training at community colleges Article Summary The state is accepting applications for $24 million in grant funds for downstate community colleges to build six

State looks to expand manufacturing training at community colleges | Capitol News Illinois

04.02.2026 14:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Seven questions with Republican Congressional candidate Jeff Wilson “I want people to stay in Illinois, not leave,” he says.

Seven questions with Republican Congressional candidate Jeff Wilson

04.02.2026 14:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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NEW DATA: Efficiency standards cut pollution, energy waste dramatically in Illinois - Environment America

04.02.2026 12:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Profitability top priority for IFB Illinois Farm Bureau continues to push for solutions to farm economic challenges.

Profitability top priority for IFB

04.02.2026 12:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

NEW DATA: Efficiency standards cut pollution, energy waste dramatically in Illinois

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Funding restored to IL energy projects after federal ruling Illinois and 15 other states will get back funding for clean-energy projects after a major ruling. A federal judge decided that President Donald Trump illegally blocked more than $7 billion in grants...

Funding restored to IL energy projects after federal ruling - MSN

04.02.2026 12:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Illinois joins WHO’s global disease network Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) announced Tuesday that his state is joining the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network, becoming the second state to do so since …

Illinois joins WHO's global disease network - The Hill

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Durbin, Duckworth, Foster Introduce New Legislation To Boost Housing Stock Across The Country The Official U.S. Senate website of Dick Durbin

Durbin, Duckworth, Foster Introduce New Legislation To Boost Housing Stock Across The Country

04.02.2026 00:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Tuesday Morning Forecast Tuesday Morning Forecast

Tuesday Morning Forecast | | wandtv.com

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YWCA closes Labyrinth Made Goods as clean energy jobs program ramps up The shift is partly a response to changes in the nonprofit's grant funding. YWCA said it's also an opportunity to better assist with pre-release job training for incarcerated individuals.

YWCA closes Labyrinth Made Goods as clean energy jobs program ramps up | WGLT

03.02.2026 21:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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State, local leaders talk energy reform at OPCAN summit  - Wednesday Journal OPCAN, an influential Oak Park environmental group held energy policy talk with elected leaders and experts in January

State, local leaders talk energy reform at OPCAN summit - Wednesday Journal

03.02.2026 20:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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‘Clear cooling’ of equity investment in US renewables, creating opportunities for Europe There has been a 'clear cooling' of appetite for new renewable energy investments in the US, according to speakers at SFIEU 2026.

'Clear cooling' of equity investment in US renewables, creating opportunities for Europe

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Luke Wollin named senior vice president of operations at Ameren Illinois He started in his new role on Jan. 1.

Luke Wollin named senior vice president of operations at Ameren Illinois

03.02.2026 18:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Illinois' Raoul, other attorneys general add U.S. Department of the Interior to lawsuit over Trump admin. energy policy Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul was among several state attorneys general who filed an amended complaint last week in an ongoing legal challenge against the Trump administration's "National Energy...

Illinois' Raoul, other attorneys general add U.S. Department of the Interior to lawsuit over ...

03.02.2026 17:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Illinois Amends Power Of Attorney Law To Better Protect Third Parties From Invalid Documents On January 1, 2025, Illinois Public Act 103-0994 took effect, amending the Illinois Power of Attorney Act to reduce risk for third parties by ensuring the powers of attorney presented...

Illinois Amends Power Of Attorney Law To Better Protect Third Parties From Invalid Documents

03.02.2026 17:06 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Statement Regarding Decatur City Council Approval of Broadwing Energy Development Agreement

03.02.2026 16:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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How US states are stepping up to fill the renewable energy policy void Vote Solar’s Sachu Constantine discusses the role of state and local governments in driving forward clean energy policy in the United States.

How US states are stepping up to fill the renewable energy policy void - PV Tech

03.02.2026 14:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Energy Star has emerged stronger after Trump's EPA tried to end it The Trump administration tried to end or privatize the government Energy Star efficiency program. But now Trump has signed a budget bill that fully funds the program and leaves it even stronger.

Energy Star has emerged stronger after Trump's EPA tried to end it | NPR Illinois

03.02.2026 14:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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2026 Election Questionnaire: Lynn LaPlante, Illinois House Representative, 42nd District Lynn LaPlante: I’m running to lead a government that will be fiscally responsible AND make critical investments in community services for the most vulnerable members of our community

2026 Election Questionnaire: Lynn LaPlante, Illinois House Representative, 42nd District

03.02.2026 14:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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TerraForm buys 1.5GW Steward Creek Solar project from Hexagon Energy TerraForm Power has acquired the Steward Creek Solar project, a 1.56GW solar development in Lee County, Illinois, from Hexagon Energy for an undisclosed price.

TerraForm buys 1.5GW Steward Creek Solar project from Hexagon Energy

03.02.2026 14:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On the Record: Illinois freshman senator calls democratic process ‘corrupt’ State Sen. Li Arellano expressed his frustration with the Democratic majority in Illinois over the passage of two bills, the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act and the transit bill, which he believes...

On the Record: Illinois freshman senator calls democratic process 'corrupt' - Yahoo

03.02.2026 13:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Broadwing Energy power station gets green light After a heated debate, Decatur City Council OKs major infrastructure work to enable the project.

Broadwing Energy power station gets green light

03.02.2026 12:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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