Environmental Illinois Attorney General and Illinois Department of Natural Resources Announce Coal Mine Permitting Process Reforms by Gary Kopycinski on April 1, 2014 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Environmental: People Outside Will Be Injured: Severe Thunderstorms Strike Park Forest March 31, 2026 Park Forest Officials Urge Residents to Protect Pipes as Coldest Air of the Season Continues December 14, 2025 Park Forest Workshops Join Global Effort to Prevent Bird Collisions August 21, 2025 Reforms to improve transparency of regulation stem from Banner Mine case settlement