Swift Current starts work on 800MW solar PV project in Illinois

US solar developer Swift Current Energy has started construction on its 800MWdc ‘Double Black Diamond’ solar PV project in central Illinois.

A Bigger Tent Delivers Stronger Wins for Climate: The Lesson From Illinois • The Revelator

The recently passed Climate and Equitable Jobs Act offers a model for other states to build coalitions to help communities and the planet.

New Illinois Law Says Cops Need A Warrant To Grab Data From (Some) Third Parties

The state of Illinois continues to provide more protection than the US Constitution. Its privacy laws exceed what has been determined to be "reasonable" violations of privacy by decades of court precedent. This has allowed it to go after...

Another Illinois Appeals Court Handles Compelled Password Production, Says There's No Fifth Amendment Issue Here

The Fifth Amendment implications of compelled password production has reverted from "somewhat settled" to "not settled at all" in the state of Illinois. In 2019, an Illinois appellate court said the Fifth Amendment protects...

Most of Illinois is vaccinated, daily cases more than double from last month, while state officials celebrate the third year of “15 days to slow the spread”.

With most of Illinois vaccinated and daily cases more than doubled from a month ago, state officials celebrate the third year of 15 days to slow the spread. Not The Onion. In other news, with the &…

Illinois Sets National Precedent in Banning Immigration Detention

Advocates hope other states will be inspired to defend their immigration populations from predatory detention contracts.

Viele Todesopfer nach Tornados in den USA | DW | 11.12.2021

Tornados haben besonders im US-Bundesstaat Kentucky sowie in angrenzenden Staaten gewütet. In ersten Berichten ist von mehr als 50 Toten die Rede.

Mindestens 50 Todesopfer nach Tornados in den USA | DW | 11.12.2021

Tornados haben besonders im US-Bundesstaat Kentucky sowie in angrenzenden Staaten gewütet. In ersten Berichten ist von mehr als 50 Toten die Rede.

Legislator Pushes for Law Requiring Illinois Hospitals to Report All Assaults to Police

In response to a ProPublica investigation, Illinois State Sen. Julie Morrison said she will propose a law mandating that hospitals notify police about suspected patient-on-patient sexual assaults.

Kinzinger retiring from Congress, vows 'broader fight nationwide' against Trumpism

The Illinois lawmaker is one of the most prominent Trump critics among House Republicans.

Public Records Plumb The Depths Of Illinois Law Enforcement's Accountability Black Hole

The Chicago Police Department isn't willing to police itself. That much is apparent from the actions of its officers, which includes the department setting up an inner city "black site" where arrestees were separated from the rights and...

Obama Breaks Ground on Presidential Center in Chicago After Lengthy Discord

The project has been bogged down by legal challenges and a federal review. Barack Obama’s presidential papers won’t actually be housed there — they’ll be digitized, another point of contention.

Nabisco Workers End Weekslong Strike After Reaching New Contract

The impasse began in August after members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers Union objected to changes in shift lengths and overtime rules.

Can a Green-Economy Boom Town Be Built to Last?

The race to make electric vehicles is turning some places into winners. Normal, Ill., is one of them. But it has seen good times go sour in the past.

Adlai E. Stevenson III, Ex-Senator and Scion of Political Family, Dies at 90

The Illinois Democrat served a decade in the United States Senate: “It was ordained at birth that I would go into a life of public service.”

Illinois will require masks indoors for everyone and educators must get shots or face testing.

All state residents 2 and older will need to wear masks inside. Students and staff at public schools already have to wear masks.