217 Today: 217 Today host looks back on time at Illinois Public Media

217 Today: 217 Today host looks back on time at Illinois Public Media

Wednesday, March 1, 2023 Today’s headlines: Caterpillar and the United Auto Workers have reached a new tentative six-year agreement, averting a strike. Dozens of Illinois prison inmates are seeking graduate degrees that they hope will help them chart a new path when they leave prison.  Plans for a carbon pipeline in Illinois are back on…

Plans are back on the table for a carbon pipeline in Illinois

Plans are back on the table for a carbon pipeline in Illinois

CHAMPAIGN – Plans have resumed for a carbon dioxide pipeline in Illinois after a brief delay. Heartland Greenway LLC refiled its application with the Illinois Commerce Commission last Friday after voluntarily withdrawing it at the end of January. The Omaha-based company is seeking a certificate of authority to construct a pipeline that would cross 13…