ICN Illinois
Illinois Residents Urge Lawmakers to Act on Transit, Energy Bills
By Andrew Montequin
Environmental Advocates Keep Eyes on Iconic Chicago Silos as Demolition Resumes
By Aydali Campa
PJM Pursues Rule Change to Meet Data Center Surge. Critics Fear Gas Suppliers Could Benefit.
By Rambo Talabong
Growing ‘Continuous Corn’ Drives Emissions of a Powerful Greenhouse Gas. It Doesn’t Have To.
By Anika Jane Beamer
Illinois Utility Pilots Vehicle-to-Grid Program With Electric School Buses
By Sarah Mattalian
As Chicago Quantum Campus Breaks Ground, Residents Call for Community Benefits
By Keerti Gopal
Chicago Has Hundreds of Thousands of Toxic Lead Pipes—and Millions of Unspent Dollars to Replace Them
By Keerti Gopal, Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco
‘A Really Monumental Day’ for Chicago River: Clean Enough for Hundreds to Swim In
By Leigh Giangreco
Dust Storms Surprise the Midwest and Raise Worries About Climate Risks
By Nikita Ponomarenko
A Contaminated Riverside Lot in Chicago’s Bridgeport Neighborhood Is Poised for Cleanup by Peoples Gas
By Charna Albert
In the Once Heavily Polluted Chicago River, More Fish, a Giant Snapping Turtle and an Upcoming Swim
By Leigh Giangreco
Despite HUD Mandate Withdrawal, the Push for Clean Air Moves Forward in Chicago
By Fern Alling
Chicago Has a Huge Lead Pipe Problem—and We Mapped It
By Keerti Gopal, Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Peter Aldhous, Clayton Aldern, Amy Qin
How We Mapped Chicago’s Lead Pipe Problem and What We Learned
By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Keerti Gopal, Peter Aldhous, Clayton Aldern, Amy Qin
Lead Pipes Are Everywhere in Chicago. Here’s How to Protect Yourself
By Sophia Kalakailo, City Bureau
Great Lakes Microplastics Research Could Inform National and Global Policy
By Sarah Mattalian
