Pritzker to announce quantum park tenants
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is scheduled to announce the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park’s latest tenant Wednesday afternoon.
The governor plans to deliver the news at the 2025 Global Quantum Forum in Chicago.
State and local taxpayers are slated to provide hundreds of millions of dollars in tax incentives to previously-announced tenants at the park on Chicago’s Southeast Side.
Electricity price spike expected
ComEd customers may face another steep price increase in 2026 and 2027.
Grid operator PJM Interconnection announced the results of its base residual auction Tuesday and said some customers could see an increase of 1.5% to 5% in their bills.
The Citizens Utility Board says PJM’s latest capacity cost is about 22% higher than the price that was set last year for ComEd territory.
Johnson targets smoking on trains
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has signed an order directing city departments to take steps to increase public safety and limit smoking on CTA trains.
The mayor said the transit system has parents taking children to school and elderly riders with respiratory issues.
Many passengers have complained about the smell of marijuana in CTA train cars.