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Aug
2014
Thursday, October 2nd, 2014
5:30 pm
Gathering at ATI Field at Joliet Memorial Stadium
3000 West Jefferson Street, Joliet, IL
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Saturday, September 27, 2014
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Ashbury Clubhouse - 3403 Lawrence Ave, Naperville, IL
Tags: Wheatland Twp Dems, Wheatland Township Democrats, 2014 Elections
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NRG Energy's announcement last week of a unit shutdown and conversion to natural gas at two local power plants may have been a victory for environmentalists but it will come at a cost of 250 well-paid jobs that may be tough to replace.
“Much of these are well-paid, union jobs, and a lot of those guys have been there a long time,” said John Greuling, president and CEO for Will County Center for Economic Development. “Pay is not what it used to be for a lot of these jobs. That's another trend in the overall economy that all of us are trying to adjust to.”
Categories: Local Issues
Tags: Romeoville, Joliet, Environmental Issues
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NRG Energy Inc. announced Thursday a pollution reduction plan for its four Illinois coal-fired generating plants that pushed the state more than halfway toward meeting new proposed federal limits for reducing carbon dioxide pollution.
NRG Energy officials told the Tribune on Wednesday that it will cease coal operations at one generating unit in Romeoville (the Will County plant), convert its Joliet plant to burn natural gas and upgrade its two other coal plants in Pekin and Waukegan to comply with environmental regulations.
Categories: Local Issues, State Issues
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Tags: Laurie Summers, Treasurer, 2014 Elections
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