Solar-powered electricity is receiving a boost in Waukegan with the Yeoman Creek Solar Farm clearing a final hurdle to providing reduced electric bills and the pending installation of solar panels on the roof of the Lake County Courthouse & Administration Building. Ryan Libby, the director of subscriber acquisition for PowerMarket, which is registering subscribers for the … [Read more...] about Waukegan D60 to become anchor solar farm tenant; Annual savings of $195K projected
Naperville News Digest: Budget includes money for Naperville’s Springbrook Prairie; World Mediation Day event being held Sunday at library
Budget includes money for Naperville’s Springbrook Prairie The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County Board has approved a 2026 budget of $151 million, which includes habitat restoration work at the Springbrook Prairie Forest Preserve in Naperville. The budget represents a 5% increase over this year’s amended budget of $143.7 million, district officials said in a news … [Read more...] about Naperville News Digest: Budget includes money for Naperville’s Springbrook Prairie; World Mediation Day event being held Sunday at library
New Trump administration proposals could further reduce gender-affirming care for minors in Illinois
In a move that could further reduce gender-affirming care for minors in Illinois, the federal government is proposing rules that would strip Medicare and Medicaid funding from hospitals that provide such services. The administration of President Donald Trump has been threatening since early this year to block federal funding for hospitals that provide gender-affirming care to … [Read more...] about New Trump administration proposals could further reduce gender-affirming care for minors in Illinois
Niles D219 suspends teacher, D71 Board president, for selling sports apparel to district
Matthew Holbrook, a special education teacher in Niles Township High School District 219, received $39,000 in taxpayer-funded dollars from selling t-shirts to the district, some of that after being told flatly in 2024 by the district’s administration to stop doing so, according to district documents. In addition, an elementary school district, where Holbrook has served on the … [Read more...] about Niles D219 suspends teacher, D71 Board president, for selling sports apparel to district
Senado de Brasil aprueba ley que podría reducir la condena de Bolsonaro
Por GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA SAO PAULO (AP) — El Senado de Brasil aprobó un proyecto de ley que podría reducir significativamente la sentencia de 27 años de prisión impuesta al expresidente Jair Bolsonaro, arrestado en noviembre por intento de golpe de Estado. La Cámara de Diputados ya había aprobado el texto, y ahora pasará al presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva para su … [Read more...] about Senado de Brasil aprueba ley que podría reducir la condena de Bolsonaro