Illinois deal on fracking could be national model Mar 7, 2013 0 CHICAGO (AP) — After years of clashing over the drilling method known as hydraulic fracturing, or 'fracking,' the oil industry and ...

(AP) High-volume oil and gas extraction probably won’t begin in earnest in Illinois until next year because the state must first adopt rules and hire dozens of new employees to help regulate an ...

ENFIELD – In a historic move, regulators from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources Department of Oil and Gas Resource Management on Thursday approved the state’s first fracking permit.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Two months since Illinois enacted rules for high-volume oil and gas drilling, no company has applied for a state permit to put hydraulic fracturing to use. The (Springfield) ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois lawmakers have approved a measure to create the nation's strictest regulations for high-volume oil and gas drilling, hoping to kick-start an industry that supporters say ...