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St. Charles to host Q&A on IMEA energy contract Monday

  • Bias Rating

    -22% Somewhat Liberal

  • Reliability

    45% ReliableAverage

  • Policy Leaning

    -22% Somewhat Liberal

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Bias Score Analysis

The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.

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30% Positive

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : IMEA owns a 15% share of Prairie State, a coal-burning power plant in southern Illinois that is the largest emitter of CO2 in the state and is among the top 10 largest CO2 emitters in the U.S., according to a 2019 study by the Environmental Protection Agency.
45% : Residents have been strongly opposed to extending the contract with IMEA, and several council members have expressed their own reservations, citing concerns over sustainability, coal reliance and unclear plans for future clean energy production.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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