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No permits for horizontal hydraulic fracturing have been issued since the Illinois Department of Natural Resources started taking applications in the...
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A small city in northern Illinois is at odds over a proposed transportation center to ship and store a central ingredient of hydraulic…
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Fracking is off to a feeble start in Illinois as slumping oil prices and the rigors of Illinois' new regulations have energy interests waiting on the…
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Two months since Illinois enacted rules for high-volume oil and gas drilling, no company has applied for a state permit to put hydraulic fracturing to…
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It will be at least another month before legislators take up regulations of hydraulic fracturing. A bipartisan panel Tuesday voted to spend more time…
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A coalition made of labor unions, the oil industry and business groups has been clamoring for the state to hurry and create rules that will allow drillers…
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Drillers and environmentalists alike have been waiting for Illinois to come out with its guidelines for "fracking." The state's Department of Natural…
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Business and labor leaders are urging Illinois' Department of Natural Resources to finish the rules for hydraulic fracturing. The coalition says it's left…
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Lawmakers are giving up on an attempt to override state regulators in order to jumpstart fracking in Illinois. But as IPR'S Hannah Meisel reports, they…
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Legislation intended to hasten the arrival of hydraulic fracturing in Illinois is advancing in the General Assembly. Illinois authorized the oil and gas…