3+ hour, 26+ min ago   (269+ words) FILE - St. Charles is pursuing a natural gas contract to heat the city's facilities. The rest of the city is under contract through 2035 with the coal-reliant IEMA. After several discussions last year resulted in St. Charles rejecting a new, 20-year…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (198+ words) A special use permit for developers hoping to build a commercial solar energy system in Squaw Grove Township has been reauthorized by the DeKalb County Board. The DeKalb County Board first gave Shenandoah Solar, a subsidiary of Ironwood Projects, a…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (273+ words) Lake County is taking another step toward a cleaner, more sustainable future by expanding its solar energy portfolio. On Dec. 9, the Lake County Board approved a new project that will install rooftop solar panels on the buildings at its downtown…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (309+ words) A view of the solar panels at Reagan Middle School in Dixon. Northern Illinois Municipal Electric Cooperative works with the villages and is proposing an arrangement for Oswego to rent solar panels from rural areas of the state. (Troy Taylor)…...