Adams: Transmission line monopoly back on agenda at Statehouse after Pritzker’s veto
‘Right of first refusal’ controversy returns after last-minute bill and governor’s veto By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois aadams@capitolnewsillinois.com A controversial proposal that would grant electric utilities more control over the construction of transmission lines is being
Adams: Proponents drop push to give downstate utilities dibs on new transmission lines
Sponsor said he’ll propose broader policy in spring legislative session By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois aadams@capitolnewsillinois.com With billions of dollars of construction projects on the line, Ameren Illinois and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers have
Illinois Department of Public Health urges population to get COVID-19 boosters now while transmission and hospital rates remain low
The Illinois Department of Public Health says that although COVID-19 hospitalizations are at a low level across the state, Illinoisans should not wait to get vaccinated against wintertime respiratory illnesses. IDPH Director Dr. Sameer Vohra said Illinois
Illinois Department of Public Health recommending new COVID-19 boosters to fight illness and risk of “tripledemic”
The Illinois Department of Public Health recommends the updated COVID-19 vaccines which arrive amid a recent wave of severe COVID-19 cases across the U.S., including increased hospitalizations and deaths in Illinois. In order to avoid a “tripledemic”
IDPH reports all Illinois counties in state at low COVID-19 hospital levels
The Illinois Department of Public Health – IDPH -announced on Friday that the CDC is reporting all 102 Illinois counties remained at a low level for COVID-19 hospital admissions as of the middle of August – though wastewater surveillance
All Illinois counties sit at low levels of COVID-19 transmission as the state implements new methods of tracking impact
All Illinois counties are at low levels of COVID hospitalizations, as the state implements new methods of tracking the impact of the virus. Since the end of the declared public health emergency earlier this month, state and
All Illinois counties now at low level of COVID-19 transmission
All Illinois counties are currently at a low level of COVID transmission – but if that changes, you might not hear about it. With the imminent end of the declared COVID public health emergency on May 11,
Three years have passed since Illinois began near-total COVID-19 shutdown: Here’s where we stand today
Get the latest news: Subscribe Now It’s been three years since the coronavirus pandemic forced a near-total shutdown of schools, restaurants, and many other businesses across Illinois. In that time, Illinois has seen more than four million
Four Southern Illinois counties have high levels of COVID-19 transmission once again
Get the latest news: Subscribe Now Four Southern Illinois counties have moved back to a high level of community transmission of COVID-19. One week ago, no counties were listed at a high rate of transmission, but the
Northern Illinois pico balloon group suspects one of their own was shot down by US Military
A group of Illinois balloon hobbyists is now in the spotlight because of the possibility that the U.S. military shot down one of their balloons. The Northern Illinois Bottlecap Balloon Brigade sends up what are known as