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The city signed a 22-month contract Wednesday with Homefield Energy, locking in an electricity rate of $0.04539 per kilowatt hour for Ameren customers who remain in a new electric aggregation program. The rate is a more than 20 percent savings from...

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....

A pit bull attack that hospitalized two residents in October was the spark for proposed rules the City Council will examine Monday night. The proposal would allow the city to automatically recognize a dog as dangerous or vicious if another...

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 for...

When is a veto not a veto? When it comes to a utility-friendly Legislature determined to allow a rate hike that undercuts the system of consumer protections that Illinois has in place. Let's back up to 2011, when legislation worth billions for power...

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...

May 3 (Reuters) - The following lists the NRC's schedule for deciding the combined construction and operating license (COL) applications for new reactors and certifying new reactor designs. The schedules for several new reactors and designs have been...

Reports: Challenger job cuts for April, 6:30 a.m.; Initial jobless claims for week ended April 27, 7:30 a.m.; Productivity/costs for first quarter, 7:30 a.m.; Trade balance for March, 7:30 a.m.; Mortgage rates for week ended May 2, 9 a.m.; Natural gas...

Bobby Schilling, a former Republican congressman who represented west-central Illinois, knows the squeaky wheel gets the grease. So, his advice to the forgotten in flooded areas of rural Illinois and rural Iowa is a simple, "We've got to start...

Labor leaders honored union employees who died from job-related injuries, while calling for stronger enforcement of workplace safety regulations. "At work sites and memorials people are gathered to remember our brothers and sisters who lost their...

ROSEWOOD HEIGHTS -- Officials will hold two public hearings next week to inform residents about the electrical aggregation process that voters approved earlier this month within unincorporated Wood River Township. The hearings will be held at 5 and 5:30...