From the WGLT Newsroom, I'm John Norton. More than 600 workers will lose their jobs as Champagne-based Health Alliance plans to cease operations by the end of the year. The news comes after Carl Health recently announced that Health Alliance will stop providing all types of coverage on December 31. The layoffs are scheduled to begin on July 8 and continue through October of next year.

From the WGLT Newsroom, I'm John Norton. More than 600 workers will lose their jobs as Champagne-based Health Alliance plans to cease operations by the end of the year. The news comes after Carl Health recently announced that Health Alliance will stop providing all types of coverage on December 31. The layoffs are scheduled to begin on July 8 and continue through October of next year.

A central Illinois lawmaker is celebrating the passage of a bill to expand the Twin Cities' access to recycled wastewater. The bill will allow the Bloomington Normal Water Reclamation District to accept wastewater and sell treated wastewater to companies within a 50 mile radius. State Senator Dave Kaler says the measure will help power data centers in the region without depleting the supply of drinking water.

A central Illinois lawmaker is celebrating the passage of a bill to expand the Twin Cities' access to recycled wastewater. The bill will allow the Bloomington Normal Water Reclamation District to accept wastewater and sell treated wastewater to companies within a 50 mile radius. State Senator Dave Kaler says the measure will help power data centers in the region without depleting the supply of drinking water.

There's no good reason at all for taking water out of the Muhammed aquifer.

There's no good reason at all for taking water out of the Muhammed aquifer.

Clean drinking water and trying to use it just to cool down computers that are using

Clean drinking water and trying to use it just to cool down computers that are using

it for data processing.

it for data processing.

Bill now heads to Governor JB Pritzker's desk for his signature. Opponents of new nuclear power plants in Illinois point to huge cost overruns at a reactor built recently in Georgia, which could make it too expensive to compete with other energy sources. Constellation Policy vice president Mason Eitz says costs will fall on future plants.

Bill now heads to Governor JB Pritzker's desk for his signature. Opponents of new nuclear power plants in Illinois point to huge cost overruns at a reactor built recently in Georgia, which could make it too expensive to compete with other energy sources. Constellation Policy vice president Mason Eitz says costs will fall on future plants.

Because the nation hasn't built commercial reactors in decades until the one in Georgia. The systems in place, the people power, the engineering, the construction facilities, they are highly specialized for the nuclear industry, and so that had to be stood up. For example, Emnet says the second reactor in Georgia cost 30% less than the first. Constellation is considering building a second reactor at the Clinton Power Station in DeWittt County.

Because the nation hasn't built commercial reactors in decades until the one in Georgia. The systems in place, the people power, the engineering, the construction facilities, they are highly specialized for the nuclear industry, and so that had to be stood up. For example, Emnet says the second reactor in Georgia cost 30% less than the first. Constellation is considering building a second reactor at the Clinton Power Station in DeWittt County.

And investigating internet crimes against children could officially become a core mission of Illinois State Police. Capital News Illinois reports lawmakers unanimously approved a bill to add it to the ISP Criminal Division's other 13 core missions listed in law. It still needs approval from the governor. State Police Director Brendan Kelly supports the measure. Some patchy dense fog before 9 o'clock this morning here in the Twin Cities, otherwise a cloudy day and a high near 80. 61 right now. I'm John Norton, WGLT News.

And investigating internet crimes against children could officially become a core mission of Illinois State Police. Capital News Illinois reports lawmakers unanimously approved a bill to add it to the ISP Criminal Division's other 13 core missions listed in law. It still needs approval from the governor. State Police Director Brendan Kelly supports the measure. Some patchy dense fog before 9 o'clock this morning here in the Twin Cities, otherwise a cloudy day and a high near 80. 61 right now. I'm John Norton, WGLT News.