nuclear energy

No movement on efforts to extend scholarship tax credit, allow legislative staff to unionize.

The Land of Lincoln is the country's largest de facto nuclear waste dump.Under a federal measure passed 30 years ago, the spent fuel from America’s…

Illinois legislators are considering whether to approve an energy deal on behalf of power company Exelon. Without it, the corporation says it will close…

A hearing is being held this week in Chicago on a federal program designed to jumpstart renewable energy projects. States that get on board would be…

Exelon is taking initial steps to close down two of its nuclear plants. Chicago-based Exelon makes a profit, but the plants in Clinton and the Quad Cities…

Exelon is amping up its threat to close three nuclear power plants, unless there's help from the legislature.The company says it's not a bailout and…

Host Amanda Vinicky and guests Andy Maloney (Chicago Daily Law Bulletin) and Patrick Yeagle (IL Times) discuss issues with the 2015 Budget, runoff in…

As Democrats in coal states rush to distance themselves from new federal regulations intended to address global warming — Senator Dick Durbin says…

After the Chernobyl and Three Mile Island disasters, public support for nuclear power dropped precipitously. But in recent years, increased demand for…

Illinois’ largest energy producer, Exelon, generated a buzz in April when the company revealed it is studying the feasibility of building a nuclear…