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Consumer News
Utility related-articles featured by CUB’s communications team.
Feb. 25, 2010
Judge recommends Ameren spread rate increases,
by Mike Riopell, Bloomington Pantagraph
Feb. 25, 2010
ComEd wants another rate hike,
by Julie Johnsson, Chicago Tribune
Feb. 24, 2010
Energy co. under fire for deceptive sales tactics,
by Pam Zekman, CBS 2 Chicago
Feb. 22, 2010
How to cut your phone bill,
by Mike Danahey, Elgin Courier-News
Feb. 19, 2010
Commonwealth Edison seeking another rate hike,
by Steve Daniels, Crain's Chicago Business
Feb. 19, 2010
Good results for Ameren might shrink size of rate proposal
Feb. 12, 2010
He just won a $20 long-distance credit!
Feb. 10, 2010
Your cell phone company's dirty little secret,
CNN Money
Feb. 8, 2010
CUB, DJ make power bills do 'electric slide'
Feb. 2, 2010
CUB's talking points on Ameren's proposed $130 million rate hike
Jan. 28, 2010
It would be wise to carefully weigh rate request,
Decatur Herald & Review Editorial
Jan. 25, 2010
CUB's Center for Rate-hike Fighters
Jan. 21, 2010
'When will this end?’ Consumers rally against Peoples Gas rate hike
Jan. 12, 2010
Fighting Peoples/North Shore Gas rate-hike request
Jan. 8, 2010
Flider takes case against Ameren rate hike to ICC
by Decatur Tribune, Online Edition
Jan. 8, 2010
Temperatures drop, natural gas prices climb
by Emily McFarlan, Aurora Beacon-News
Dec. 18, 2009
CUB year-end report: $66 million+ in consumer savings!
by David Kolata, CUB Executive Director
Dec. 16, 2009
Callers of all incomes ditching landlines for cell
by Alan Fram, The Associated Press
Dec. 14, 2009
Natural Gas Rises to 11-Month High on Cold Weather, XTO Sale, by Reg Curren, Bloomberg
Dec. 13, 2009
Teen runs up cell phone bill of nearly $22,000
The Associated Press
Dec. 7, 2009
You've got to be kidding! We bankroll rate-hike hungry utilities?
Dec. 6, 2009
Finding cell-phone sanity
Dec. 3, 2009
Grateful consumer rewards CUB with chocolate
Nov. 29, 2009
2 Investigators: New Phone Law Protects Consumers
by Pam Zekman, CBS 2 Chicago
Nov. 28, 2009
Residents Push For Spraying Notification Law
by Clare Howard, The Peoria Journal Star
Nov. 23, 2009
Drumroll please! Consumers pick the worst utility in Illinois
Nov. 23, 2009
It’s hard to beat a consumer group...
Nov. 14, 2009
Is There a Method in Cellphone Madness?
by Saul Hansell, The New York Times
Nov. 13, 2009
Big rate hikes, big profits:
Third-quarter profits up for energy utilities
Nov. 4, 2009
Ameren execs say superior customer service easing way for rate hikes, by Tony Reid, Decatur Herald & Review
Oct. 30, 2009
CUB: 'Make sure consumers are protected' in Verizon deal
Oct. 21, 2009
Attorney general, CUB oppose planned Verizon sale
Oct. 15, 2009
Feds predict 15% plunge in natural gas costs
Oct. 14, 2009
Groups may be dialing up the heat in fight over Verizon sale, by Kurt Erickson, Lee Statehouse Bureau Chief
Oct. 12, 2009
From the Front Lines: More than $1 billion in your money at stake
Oct. 6, 2009
Controversial Heating Program, by Lauren Cohn, Fox TV, Chicago
Oct. 5, 2009
Power play: Ameren rate increase plan sparks customers' ire, by Sanford J. Schmidt, The Alton Telegraph
Oct. 4, 2009
Nicor refunds long overdue
Sept. 25, 2009
Fight Ameren's $226 Million Rate Hike!
Sept. 24, 2009
CUB Helps ‘Astounded’ Consumer Capture $660 Phone Credit
Sept. 22, 2009
A $287 million fraud
Sept. 15, 2009
Sound off on the Ameren rate hikes
Sept. 14, 2009
Big savings for Chicago gas customers—but they pay more than suburbs
Sept. 1, 2009
CUB shows consumers how to cut phone bills
Aug. 31, 2009
CUB Looks For Solutions Following “ComEd Massacre”
Aug. 29, 2009
ComEd Massacre, a Chicago Tribune Editorial
Aug. 24, 2009
North Shore Left with Path of Destruction, by Lisa Black, Chicago Tribune
Aug. 3, 2009
Take Back the Beep
July 10, 2009
A national leader! New law launches ICC reforms, sparks groundbreaking efficiency programs
July 9, 2009
Goldman Sachs Loses Grip on Its Doomsday Machine, by Jonathan Weil, Bloomberg News Columnist
July 7, 2009
Gas market a bust for consumers
June 25, 2009
Don't get sunk by the tech wave
June 17, 2009
$1 billion in rate-hike cases
June 4, 2009
Nurse loves CUB, can't stand 'cramming'
June 4, 2009
When it comes to CFLs, where there's a "ville" there's a way
June 1, 2009
CUB’s Legislative Roundup, by Bryan McDaniel, Policy Analyst
June 1, 2009
How the June 1 electric rate cut affects your power bills
March 25, 2009
CUB delivers four-figure phone savings in Peoria
February 4, 2009
CUB, CFLs put lid on Plainfield power bills
December 8, 2008
It’s that time of year again—renew your CUB membership
December 3, 2008
Lt. Governor Calls CUB ‘A Model For The Whole Country’
November 25, 2008
Happy Thanksgiving!
CUB hands out “Golden Drumstick” awards
October 31, 2008
CUB clinic takes the fright out of phone bills
October 30, 2008
CUB to slash phone bills today at first-ever “Loop” clinic
October 9, 2008
Another Painful Winter?
October 6, 2008
CUB’s Thompson Center clinic to help customers protect their bottom lines from
bad economy
September 24, 2008
‘The battle is not over,’ says Ameren rate-hike foes
September 16, 2008
Legislator slams Ameren’s $207 million rate-hike request,
tells regulators: ‘The increase should be zero.’
July 17, 2008
The Transition to Digital TV: What You Need To Know
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