Consumer News
Utility related-articles written by CUB’s communications team.


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