Assurant Specialty Property, one of Springfield’s largest employers, marked Earth Day by dedicating the area’s newest, largest solar energy installation. More than 6,200 solar panels, installed on rooftops and atop 15 new parking canopies over the prior six months, are …
Nearly 100 fire departments across Illinois will get a boost with new equipment, protective gear or other tools. Gov. Pat Quinn announced Tuesday that 96 departments will share a $2 million grant. The money comes through small equipment grants and …
Hundreds of tons of rubble has been removed this month from the site of a former clock factory in northern Illinois that was partly destroyed in a January 2012 fire. The News-Tribune in LaSalle reports that 1.6 million pounds of …
Illinois and agriculture industry officials have produced a web program that offers guidelines for farmers and others to prevent accidents involving anhydrous ammonia. A grant secured by the Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association funded the effort. The association and the …
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency wants to stop a northern Illinois business from restarting operations following explosions and a fire that injured workers. IEPA Director John Kim has asked the Illinois Attorney General’s Office to seek a court order preventing …
Federal officials say railroad accidents last year in Michigan and Illinois were caused by workers not following required safety precautions. The National Transportation Safety Board said Friday that both the Feb. 28 accident in Madison, Ill., and the Oct. 21 …
On Leap Day last year, the largest natural disaster in Illinois in 2012 devastated a small town in Southern Illinois. Since the Feb. 29 EF-4 level tornado that tore through Harrisburg one year ago—hitting the ground with a force of …
Six fire departments across Illinois will split nearly $300,000 in federal grants aimed at improving response to fires and other emergencies. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin announced the grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Homeland Security. …
The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity is sending $62 million to 55 communities around the state for use on disaster plans. The department announced Thursday the money is part of the IKE Disaster Recovery Planning Program. The program …
Cook County, Ill., commissioners vote this week on a proposed $20 million settlement in a medical malpractice suit against a Chicago hospital brought by the family of a boy who suffered brain damage while receiving care. The Chicago Sun-Times reports …