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Rare is the ballot-box initiative that could actually save taxpayers money. But in Tuesday's primary election, voters in nearly 300 communities and counties across Illinois …...

A significant majority of nearly 300 municipalities and counties approved referendum measures Tuesday that will allow officials to negotiate electricity rates with alternative suppliers in …...

Voters in many Lake County approved referendums in Tuesday's election that will allow officials to get rid of their current energy suppliers–ComEd and downstate by …...

North suburban communities could be hit with disproportionately large gas bill hikes if two pieces of legislation are signed into law, leaders of the towns …...

North Shore municipal leaders applauded Gov. Pat Quinn’s veto this week of two two controversial state bills that could have led to disproportionately large natural …...

SPRINFFIELD -- Gov. Pat Quinn's effort to block ComEd from hiking rates was rejected by state lawmakers on Wednesday. The House voted 71-44 to override Quinn's veto of the legislation, the minimum number of votes needed to do so. The vote came a day...

Five years ago, Illinois passed legislation requiring electric suppliers to buy more renewable energy such as wind and solar power and then pass those costs on to customers. The intent of the mandate was to have so-called green electricity accounting...

Peoples Gas has dropped its request for automatic rate hikes on home heating bills to pay to replace aging pipes below city streets. Chicago's Peoples Gas is floating legislation in Springfield that would add a surcharge onto utility bills to pay for a...

Peoples Gas has dropped its request for automatic rate hikes on home heating bills to pay to replace aging pipes below city streets. The natural gas utility is now floating new legislation in Springfield that would add a surcharge onto its utility bills...

May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. power companies plan to shut or convert over 50,000 megawatts (MW) of coal-fired plants over the next several years as cheap natural gas prices and strict environmental rules have made coal the more expensive option in some areas....

May 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S. companies, including Apple, Berkshire Hathaway and Walt Disney, on Monday. HIGHLIGHTS * Apple : Barclays ups target price to $525 from $465; rating...

May 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S. companies, including Estee Lauder and MGM Resorts, on Friday. HIGHLIGHTS * LinkedIn Corp : BMO, JP Morgan, Canaccord Genuity, others raise...