Nuke subsidies possible in energy bill still being crafted

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While the Illinois Legislature’s spring session deadline of May 31 has come and gone, work is still being done with an energy bill that’s expected to include subsidies for nuclear power generation.

Early Tuesday morning, Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, said discussions on an energy bill that could have subsidies for nuclear power were close, but not quite there.

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