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Lawmakers voted over objections from Mayor Lori Lightfoot.

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She said upwards of 2,500 people would be out of work if those plants close. “So there’s a lot on the line if this doesn’t pass by tomorrow (Monday) night at midnight,” Rezin said. “We’ve been working on a bill with all of the stakeholders for two years, talking about the need to recognize that nuclear is a carbon-free energy, and it’s the lowest cost.” Illinois became the first state in the nation to pass a nuclear subsidy law to prevent threatened plant shutdowns in 2016, with passage of the Future Energy Jobs Act. Clean energy advocates supported FEJA, given that no-emis...

Illinois lawmakers are approaching the end of this year’s spring session facing a backlog of unresolved issues, including a state budget, redistricting, law enforcement reform and others.

Two more Northwest suburban vaccination clinics announced   State officials Wednesday announced two more COVID-19 vaccination clinics coming to the Northwest suburbs. On Friday, April 30, Saturday, May 1, and Monday, May 3, the Illinois Department of Public Health and Illinois Department of Human Services will host a vaccination site at the North Suburban Family Community Resource Center, located on the fourth floor at 3501 Algonquin Road in Rolling Meadows.   Anyone age 16 and older can call (847) 483-7165 and leave a message with a name and number, and a representative will retu...