Illinois State police on Tuesday said separate dust storms has forced them to close a portion of Interstate 55 outside of downstate Bloomington. Authorities originally asked motorists on Interstate 55 near McLean near Dixie Road to find alternate routes as dust moved through the area around 3 p.m., according to the state police's social media. The location is an approximately three-hour drive southwest of Chicago.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) – Last week, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Illinois Department of Employment Security released February data that indicates a rise in nonfarm jobs in several metropolitan areas since the previous year. They found that nonfarm jobs went up in 11 metropolitan areas and decreased in three since Feb. 2023. The […]
The 20-year licence renewal would allow the Illinois nuclear power plant to continue providing carbon-free energy to the region until 2047 with adequate market or policy support, Constellation Energy Corp said.
Well, this is an unfortunate turn of events. The last time we discussed this issue in this state (March 2019), a state appeals court came to the opposite conclusion: compelling password production is a violation of rights. That ruling said the foregone conclusion doctrine didn't apply, at least not the way the state wanted it…