Want To Cut Costs? Look At Your Phone Bill!
CUB showed one lucky couple how to cut their annual phone bill by more than $600 at our Decatur phone-bill clinics this week. Come to a clinic or call 1-866-688-4282 for a free phone-bill analysis. May 1, 2008
A To-Do List For Illinois' Electricity Market
The Land of Lincoln has taken a big step in the right direction by creating the Illinois Power Agency (IPA), but a lot of work needs to be done to protect consumers from skyrocketing electric bills. Read CUB Executive Director David Kolata's latest newspaper column. In related news, you can help fight ComEd's $300+ million and Ameren's $247 million rate-hike requests. File a comment with or call the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC). You can make a difference!
April 30, 2008
CUB To Nicor: Not So Fast!
Nicor Gas has asked the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) for a $140 million rate hike. CUB Executive Director David Kolata tells Nicor: Not so fast! Remember, CUB is still fighting for a $190 million refund for Nicor customers.
April 28, 2008
Bright Idea Helps Pocketbook, Planet
Take CUB's Get Green pledge to use at least one energy-saving "CFL" in your home. You'll qualify for drawings to win up to 50 of the money-saving light bulbs in your home and be entered in a contest to win up to 10,000 bulbs for your community. We'll be giving out free bulbs at events throughout the year, so keep coming back to check out our events calendar. CFLs use 75 percent less energy.
March 10, 2008
Finding Hard-To-Find $10 DSL
We can guide consumers to AT&T's tough-to-find
$10-a-month DSL. Here's the AT&T web page to find out if you qualify.
April 4, 2008
Chef Saves A Lot Of Clams
A free CUB online tool that helps people cut their phone bills has shown more than 12,000 visitors how to save more than two million dollars a year. Chicago Chef Ann Ross is one of those lucky visitors. She’s now saving more than $200 a year.