“Morris officials said the evacuation order for the massive industrial fire will remain in place indefinitely, even as they continue to make progress fighting it. Official said Thursday morning they “made a lot of progress” using Portland cement mix to fight a massive industrial fire at an abandoned paper mill Thursday and that it … [Read more…]
“As a fire at a building housing tons of lithium batteries continued to burn Wednesday in Morris — forcing the evacuation of about 3,000 people from their homes — Mayor Chris Brown said the city never received a business license request from the company occupying the structure. “Nobody’s applied. We didn’t even know they … [Read more…]
“The billion-dollar bailout of one of Ohio’s biggest utilities seemed suspicious from the start. It turns out the F.B.I. was paying attention, too. Federal agents recently raided the home of the speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, Larry Householder, and charged him with racketeering. He and his associates are accused of operating a … [Read more…]
“A federal investigation orbiting the political operation of Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan drew much closer to the powerful politician Friday, as prosecutors unveiled a criminal complaint charging ComEd in a “years-long bribery scheme” involving jobs, contracts and payments to Madigan allies. Prosecutors said the utility attempted to “influence and reward” Madigan by providing … [Read more…]
“In a unanimous 7-0 Opinion handed down on September 21, the Illinois Supreme Court affirmed the Third District Court of Appeals determination that Rock Island Clean Line (RICL) is not a public utility. On August 10, 2016, the Illinois Third District Court of Appeals, also unanimously, had reversed the Order of the Illinois Commerce … [Read more…]