Brett Chase

Climate change concerns draw hundreds of people to the Loop for annual protests. President-elect Donald Trump is expected to roll back efforts to address global warming.

Science and Nature

What Trump EPA means for Illinois, climate fight

Brett Chase

While the president-elect promises clean air and water, climate and equity take a back seat to fossil fuel excavation.

Tents can be seen at a site where the state had planned to set up winterized base camps to house up to 1,500 migrants at 38th Street and California Avenue in Chicago's Brighton Park neighborhood.

Illinois News

Pritzker rejects toxic migrant shelter site in Chicago's Brighton Park neighborhood

Tina Sfondeles

The decision follows the city of Chicago’s release of an environmental report Friday that showed the location at 38th and California required metals and chemicals cleanup.

Christopher Williams, owner of Millennium Solar in Calumet City, was hoping for immediate benefits to his business from a 2021 Illinois climate law. He’s been training new workers — but with funding from past government programs — and has been frustrated that aspects of the law have been slow to come together.

Environment and Nature

Pritzker’s signature climate law has seen slow progress on clean energy, green jobs promises

Dan Gearino

The Climate and Equitable Jobs Act, signed by the governor, set a timeline for phasing out fossil-fuel energy sources by 2050.