AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoEnergy & Reliability: Ameren Illinois is upgrading substations and underground lines in Warren, Knox and Mercer counties, including converting the Monmouth Substation from 4-kilovolt to 12-kilovolt service, with work aimed to be back online by early September. Health Alert: Air quality warnings are in effect across the Chicago metro and northwest Indiana through Wednesday night, with ozone and dust blamed for unhealthy conditions—especially for kids, seniors, and people with heart or lung disease. Local Business Moves: Hollander International is expanding its Chicago-area moving fleet to handle more residential and commercial relocations with better scheduling. Tech & Power Grid: A new AI platform is helping community solar developers track utility hosting capacity and interconnection queues across multiple states, including Illinois. Politics & Policy: Ontario’s “strong mayor” housing powers haven’t translated into much homebuilding, according to a Toronto Star analysis. Media & Jobs: CBS News Radio ends its top-of-the-hour service, and Chicago anchor Jennifer Keiper has signed off.
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