Illinois bicentennial articles
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Illinois Awards $328M for Broadband to Frontier, Comcast, Local Providers, Others
Illinois Awards $328M for Broadband to Frontier, Comcast, Local Providers, Others The Illinois Department of Commerce has released a list of awardees in Round 3 of the Connect Illinois broadband funding program. Awards made in this round total approximately $328 million, which will cover some of the costs of deploying broadband Telecompetitor
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Legislation to ban new natural gas hookups in Illinois introduced in Springfield
(The Center Square) – There's talk about banning natural gas in Illinois. A Democratic lawmaker has introduced legislation that would ban natural gas in new buildings. The bill’s sponsor, state Sen. Celina Villanueva, D-Chicago, calls Senate Bill 3935 the Clean and Healthy Buildings Act. “We must reduce pollution in our buildings and we must begin a managed transition away from dirty, expensive gas to more affordable clean energy solutions,” said...
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Illinois bill proposes merger of Chicago transit agencies into single organization
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — State legislators have proposed a plan to merge Chicago’s three transit agencies and their parent organization into a single entity, and provide $1.5 billion in additional funding for the new organization, WTTW-TV reports. The 621-page HB 5829, introduced by state Rep. Evan-Dina Delgado (D-Chicago) would create the Metropolitan Mobility Authority, replacing commuter []Read More