Carbon capture regulations eyed

A coalition of business organizations, labor unions and their legislative allies on Wednesday shared their latest proposal to create a state regulatory framework for carbon capture and storage projects, relaunching negotiations that stalled last spring.

HEALTH INSURANCE: A panel of Illinois lawmakers began hearing testimony Wednesday on Gov. J.B. Pritzker's proposals for sweeping changes in the state's health insurance industry.

CHEMICALS: Illinois is moving to join 10 other states that limit toxic forever chemicals called PFAS in underground sources of water with newly unveiled Pollution Control Board regulations.

MIGRANTS: Activists held a rally March 9 to urge Chicago city officials and Mayor Brandon Johnson to reverse plans to push out potentially thousands of migrants from temporary shelters next week, calling evictions "traumatic" and "damaging."

POSTAL ROBBERIES: The number of robberies of postal carriers grew again last year and the number of injuries nearly doubled, even as the U.S. Postal Service launched crackdowns aimed at addressing postal crime, including efforts in Chicago.

LOCKDOWN: A threat that placed the state Capitol on lockdown for nearly an hour Tuesday was deemed not credible following an extensive police sweep of the building.

POPULATION: Despite an influx of migrants, Cook County bucked a broader post-pandemic trend and continued to lose population last year, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released Thursday.