217 Today: Friday, Sept. 17, 2021
Gov. JB Pritzker signs Senate Bill 2408, a sweeping energy regulation overhaul, into law at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago Wednesday. Screenshot/Blueroomstream.com
Friday, Sept. 17, 2021
Today's headlines:
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County clerks in Illinois will likely lose somewhere between $5-15 million in bond processing fees whn the state goes to a no-cash bond system in 2023.
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A massive coal plant in the Metro East will be affected by the new clean energy law.
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The University YMCA in Champaign will host an information session this weekend to help local DACA recipients.
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ICU bed capacity in Illinois' Region 6, including Champaign County, has dropped to 16%, down from 22% a month ago.
In today's deep dive, a closer look at the environmental impact of the massive energy bill that Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law this week.
Reporting today contributed by Maureen McKinney, Eric Schmid, Carolina Garibay and Dana Cronin.