By Jeff Bossert and Amanda Vinicky, with additional reporting from The Associated Press
Illinois legislators already passed a law that lets ComEd and Ameren charge higher rates for electricity. Now, natural gas companies want the same treatment.
By The Associated Press
Danville Mayor Scott Eisenhauer believes something isn't quite right about gasoline prices in his city so he's tracking them.
By Jim Meadows
A bill (HB 2615) to regulate the oil and gas drilling technique known as fracking is still undergoing amendments in the Illinois House --- including one that industry groups that worked on the bill say they don’t want.
By The Associated Press
In an unlikely partnership between longtime adversaries, some of the nation's biggest energy companies and environmental groups have agreed on a voluntary set of standards for gas and oil fracking in the Northeast that appear to go further than existing state and federal pollution regulations.
By Brian Mackey and Sean Powers, with additional reporting from The Associated Press
Illinois legislators say they have reached a deal on the taxes and fees companies that use hydraulic fracturing must pay the state.
By The Associated Press
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan says he supports a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing over legislation calling for regulations on the practice.
By Jeff Bossert
A spokeswoman for Indiana-based Sunrise Coal Company says plans for its mine near Homer are moving forward, but there no specific plans now for meeting with village officials again.
By The Associated Press
Dozens of environmentalists and land owners are meeting with lawmakers in Springfield hoping to persuade them to temporarily ban high-volume oil and gas drilling in Illinois.
By Jeff Bossert
A month after trustees in Homer rejected a water contract for a proposed coal mine, trustees have reconsidered and approved the plan with Sunrise Coal on a 4-3 vote.
By Jeff Bossert
A plan to sell treated water and sewer services to set up a coal mine is back before the Homer Village Board Monday night. At least one board member wants to know why.
