, Illinois this year became the first state ever to retreat from school choice (18 have created or expanded choice programs since 2023), killing, to please teachers unions, a small tax-credit scholarship program that served mostly poor and minority pupils. …although Illinois spends almost $24,...
*Illinois Times | Exhibit honors Illinois sculptor Richard Hunt:The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum will open “Freedom in Form: Richard Hunt” on Oct. 25, an exhibition dedicated to world-famous Chicago-based sculptor Richard Hunt, who died Dec. 18, 2023. This will be the fir...
Prairie State Energy Campus – Global Energy Monitor (gem.wiki) The $1.2 million Geneva investment in an electric transformer to service growth in a brownfield could help modestly to lower average electric rates in Geneva. At the same time, Geneva awaits the expiration of the long-term Prairie...
With dismal ridership numbers, a lack of electric-powered options, and an overall composite score of 22.4 out of 100, Rockford's public transit system has a long way to go before it can compete with the big players. So, if you're ever in Rockford and need to get around, it might be...
The Illinois Sheriff’s Association has declared that it will provide over $58,000 in college scholarships for the students of Illinois for the 2023-2024 academic year. These scholarships will cover tuition, books, and fees for the students enrolled in full-time education in any certified institu...
Illinois is on the verge of securing considerable investment for its electric vehicle (EV) industry, as the Kankakee County Board recently approved property tax relief for a $2 billion EV battery factory. The factory is believed to be operated by China’s Gotion and is expected to generate nu...
Clean energy and clean vehicle companies employ almost 129,000 Illinoisans, topping the pre-COVID-19 record of 124,832 set in 2019. Jobs increased 4.2 percent (+5,163) in 2023. Clean energy’s economic role in the region is vital: theindustry added jobs nearly over 8 times faster than ...
*Crain’s | Chicago’s largest accounting firms see decreasing headcounts among major players:The largest accounting firms in the Chicago area, which are ranked by local professional staff as of June 30, barely saw an increase in numbers from 2023 to 2024. These firms saw median growth of le...
Four years after “An Inconvenient Truth” detailed some of the potential lasting damage modern-scale fuel reliance could do, the automobile industry was getting in on the renewable energy game. In the wake of high gas prices, which would soon rise again, hybrid and electric vehicles began to...