Because central and southern Illinois differ from the north in how they make and buy electricity, they’re slipping behind in the race for cheap power, clean air and economic growth.

Illinois’ energy demand will outmatch its supply by 2030, according to a Power Bureau study. That's why some lawmakers are ...

The Trump administration “fully supports preventing the spread of invasive carp,” the memo said. “The State of Illinois, ...

President Trump orders federal agencies to accelerate efforts to stop invasive carp from entering the Great Lakes, urging Illinois to act on critical barrier construction.

Illinois secured $544.2 million for water infrastructure through a green bond sale despite economic uncertainty.

Freeport, Rockton, and Loves Park were 3 of 47 Illinois communities recently notified by the state Environmental Protection Agency of PFAs, or "forever chemicals," in the groundwater.

Advocates, citing the threat to human and environmental health, say the timing is right for legislation to phase out plastic ...

SPRINGFIELD On April 16, 2025, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) and the Illinois Finance Authority (IFA) closed the State of ...

Brandon Johnson and five Alders introduced the Hazel Johnson Cumulative Impacts Ordinance, which aims to address the ...