// JScript source code // global variables // browser identifies the browser name var browser = ""; imgArray = new Array(); imgArray[0] = new Image(); imgArray[0].src = "images/arrow.gif"; imgArray[1] = new Image(); imgArray[1] = "images/arrow1.gif"; arAcmpTitle = new Array(); arAcmpDate = new Array(); arAcmpBodyCase = new Array(); arAcmpBodyBenefit = new Array(); arNewspaper = new Array(); arNewspaperLink = new Array(); arQuote = new Array(); arQAttr = new Array(); arTipsTitle = new Array(); arTipsBody = new Array(); // *********************** /* arTipsTitle[tip] = "Avoiding excessive Internet charges on your phone bill"; arTipsBody[tip] = "When you sign up with an Internet service provider make sure that calls to your “log on” number are within your local, “untimed” calling zone so you won’t have to pay per minute charges for the time you surf the web. To check if a phone number is in your local zone, call your phone company."; arTipsTitle[1] = "Leave lights on or turn them off?"; arTipsBody[1] = "There’s a myth that says you expend more energy by turning lights on and off so it’s better to leave them on even if you leave the room. Not true. For regular incandescent lights, it’s better to turn lights off when you leave a room. For energy-efficient fluorescent bulbs, turn them off if you won’t be back in a room for more than 15 minutes."; arTipsTitle[2] = "Utility security deposits"; arTipsBody[2] = "If you have had continuous service with a gas or electric company for more than two years, the company cannot demand a security deposit from you—regardless of how many late payments you’ve made. The exceptions to this rule are if you have tampered with utility equipment—or benefited from tampering—or if you have been disconnected. This rule applies to accounts defined by the utility as residential."; arTipsTitle[3] = "Read the fine print before purchasing a pre-paid phone card"; arTipsBody[3] = "Before buying a prepaid phone card, read the fine print to determine if the card has any restrictions, such as an expiration date or no in-state calls. The card should have clear instructions, and it should display a toll-free number you can call if there are problems. Give the number a call. A busy signal could be a bad sign. And buy the smallest amount of calling time possible to test the card and see if it has any hidden charges."; arTipsTitle[4] = "Beware of unlimited phone plans that aren’t really unlimited"; arTipsBody[4] = "Beware of phone companies that offer “unlimited” calling plans that aren’t unlimited at all. Most local and long-distance companies are marketing flat-rate, all-you-can-use calling packages that sound too good to be true. But most of these plans only cover basic local calling. They don’t include local toll calls or monthly taxes and surcharges, which can add another 20 percent to your phone bill. And, they only apply to one phone line. The bottom line? Read the fine print and make sure you understand what you’re getting before you sign up."; //as of 7/1/04 is $10.11 arTipsTitle[5] = "SBC usage fees capped at $10.11 a month"; arTipsBody[5] = "As of July 1, 2004, SBC/Ameritech usage fees are capped at $10.11 a month. That’s the most you will pay for calls within 15 miles from your home—not including the monthly line charge, surcharges and taxes. Remember the cap when you consider flat-rate plans—marketed by SBC and others—that offer unlimited local calling. They may not be a very good deal for you.\n\n(Updated: September 1, 2004)"; arTipsTitle[6] = "How to dispute a utility bill"; arTipsBody[6] = "If you are disputing a charge on your gas or electric bill, first contact the utility and tell it you are formally disputing the charge and won’t pay it until the complaint is resolved. Remember, you can’t be disconnected for nonpayment as long as you pay the greater of these two options: the undisputed portion of your bill OR an amount equal to last year’s bill for the same month."; arTipsTitle[7] = "Budget billing plans can ease handling of winter bills"; arTipsBody[7] = "If you’re having trouble paying your winter gas bills, ask your gas company about entering into a budget-billing plan. Budget-billing plans allow customers to even out their monthly gas bills and avoid drastic, month-to-month fluctuations in the payments they make. Instead of a fluctuating amount, you pay the same amount—or nearly the same amount—each month, year-round."; arTipsTitle[8] = "Get that phone number listing for free"; arTipsBody[8] = "Directory assistance costs about a dollar or more per call, but there are Internet web sites where you can find phone numbers for free. Here’s a list of some of those sites:
www.anywho.com
www.zip2.com
www.infousa.com
www.bigbook.com
www.people.yahoo.com
www.worldpages.com"; arTipsTitle[9] = "Saving money on local toll calls"; arTipsBody[9] = "Do you know what rate you pay for local toll calls? If you’re using Ameritech for these calls, you may be paying too much. A local toll call is any call beyond 15 miles but still within your calling region. Ameritech charges 10 cents a minute for a local toll call while some long-distance companies charge as little as 4 cents a minute. If you make a lot of these calls, contact your long-distance provider and see what rate it offers."; arTipsTitle[10] = "Blackouts can knock out cordless phones"; arTipsBody[10] = "During a power outage cordless phones won’t work. So, unless you have a cell phone, you’ll need to have a hard-wired phone with a cord in your home to make calls during a blackout. If you’ve got an old phone, consider keeping it for such an emergency."; arTipsTitle[11] = "Call before you dig!"; arTipsBody[11] = "Think safety before you start a home repair project. Call or visit these websites. A technician will visit the planned site and mark the location of underground utility lines.

Business and residents in Illinois should call JULIE
at (800) 892-0123.

In the city of Chicago call DIGGER at (312) 744-7000.

Projects along the Indiana and Chicago border call
Indiana Underground Plant Protection Service
at (800) 382-5544."; arTipsTitle[12] = "Notify your old, long-distance company when you switch"; arTipsBody[12] = "If you switch long-distance companies, make sure to notify your old company so that it doesn’t continue to charge you. Your local company will assess you a one-time fee for switching long-distance service. Ask your new long-distance company if it will cover that charge. If you drop your long-distance service altogether, remember to notify your local phone company so it can complete the change, which it will do for a one-time charge. "; arTipsTitle[13] = "Winter does not stop gas turn offs"; arTipsBody[13] = "A gas utility can and will turn off your heat for nonpayment of bills in the winter—any time the temperature is expected to stay above 32 degrees for 24 hours. Sometimes, utilities choose to put a moratorium on winter disconnections—but they don’t have to. Read more about what you can do."; arTipsTitle[14] = "Pitfalls galore in prepaid cell plans"; arTipsBody[14] = "So you want a cell phone, but the prospect of one more monthly bill and an oppressive contract turns your stomach? A prepaid cell phone might be the answer—or not.

You pay for a certain number of minutes ahead of time, and when those minutes run out you can’t make calls.

It could be perfect for families who want an emergency phone, for parents who don’t want to spend a fortune on a phone for their talkative teen-ager, or for anyone with a bad credit rating. (You don’t need a credit check to buy one, unlike regular cell plans.)

However, rates can be twice as high, and your minutes expire after 60 to 90 days, or less. You lose the minutes you don’t use, unless you add more time to your phone before the expiration date.

You even could lose your phone number if you don’t use it for an extended period of time. All the more reason to read the fine print carefully before you take the leap.

Besides the standard questions about coverage areas and peak calling times, ask if incoming calls or outgoing calls not answered count against your time, as well as special features, such as voice mail."; arTipsTitle[15] = "Keep the cold air outside where it belongs"; arTipsBody[15] = "There are numerous steps you can take to keep the cold air out. To learn the steps best suited for you to take, read the Chicago Sun-Times article, Keeping heat in your home, for great energy-saving tips."; */ tip = 0; arTipsTitle[tip] = "Avoiding excessive Internet charges on your phone bill"; arTipsBody[tip] = "For all you dial-up Internet users, make sure that dialing your \“logon\” number is a local call (within about 15 miles from your home). If it's not, you'll get slapped with a \"Local Toll\" rate, 16 cents or more for every minute you surf the web. Check with your phone company or CUB to see if your dial-up number is a local or local toll call."; tip++; arTipsTitle[tip] = "Leave lights on or turn them off?"; arTipsBody[tip] = "There’s a myth that says you expend more energy by turning lights on and off so it’s better to leave them on even if you leave the room. Not true--even for energy-efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs). Save the energy!"; tip++; arTipsTitle[tip] = "Utility security deposits"; arTipsBody[tip] = "If you are a residential customer who has had continuous service with a gas or electric company for more than two years, the company cannot demand a security deposit from you—regardless of how many late payments you’ve made. The exceptions to this rule are if you have tampered with utility equipment (or benefited from tampering) or if you have been disconnected."; tip++; arTipsTitle[tip] = "Read the fine print before purchasing a pre-paid phone card"; arTipsBody[tip] = "Before buying a prepaid phone card, read the fine print to determine if the card has any restrictions, such as an expiration date or no in-state calls. The card should have clear instructions, and it should display a toll-free number you can call if there are problems. Give the number a call. A busy signal could be a bad sign. Try this: buy the smallest amount of calling time possible to test the card and see if the deal is all it's cracked up to be. And don't settle for a rate that's more than a nickel per minute. In fact you should be able to find rates for four cents per minute or less."; tip++; arTipsTitle[tip] = "Beware of fixed-rate calling plans"; arTipsBody[tip] = "You probably can do without an expensive \“fixed-rate\” plan that covers a lot of calls and extra features, such as voice mail, for a set monthly fee. Usually, such plans are best for people who make several hours of calls each month and need many features. One exception is AT&T's \“Consumer's Choice\” local calling plans, which CUB designed as part of a legal settlement with the phone company. These plans can save most Chicago-area consumers money. To learn more about Consumer’s Choice Basic, Consumer’s Choice Extra, and Consumer’s Choice Plus — call our special Phone-savings Hotline: 1-866-688-4282. Please note that these plans cover LOCAL calls only, roughly 0-15 miles from your home. You can shop for low rates for \“local toll\” and long-distance calls."; tip++; arTipsTitle[tip] = "Drop Line-Backer"; arTipsBody[tip] = "Line-Backer is an AT&T insurance plan that, for a monthly fee, covers repairs to the phone wires inside the walls of your home. However, most telephone problems are not caused by the inside wiring. In fact, such repairs are needed, on average, about once every 30 years. Drop Line-Backer! Your annual savings would cover any \“inside-wire\” repairs, in the rare event you need them. (Special note to apartment dwellers: It’s likely that your landlord or landlady would cover such repairs. Ask!)"; tip++; arTipsTitle[tip] = "Don’t pay more than a nickel a minute for long distance/local toll calls"; arTipsBody[tip] = "There are hundreds of long-distance plans out there, but you shouldn’t settle for paying more than a nickel per minute. In fact, you can find a lot of plans for four cents per minute or less. Go to CUB’s Long-distance Calculator on the Telecommunications Page of our website, www.CitizensUtilityBoard.org. Or just give us a call, 1-800-669-5556, to find out about some good long-distance deals."; tip++; arTipsTitle[tip] = "Beware of pricey local toll calls."; arTipsBody[tip] = "Local Toll (a.k.a. local long distance) calls are those that travel roughly 15-40 miles from your home. Long-distance calls are beyond that. Don’t settle for anything more than a nickel per minute for these calls. Use CUB’s \”Real Deal Guide to Long Distance\” to shop for a low-cost plan that covers both local toll and long-distance calls. If you make very few of these calls, consider dropping your local toll/long-distance plan altogether and using a prepaid calling card or 10-10 (dialaround) number. If you do this, notify your local phone company to complete the change. Your local company probably will charge you a one-time fee to drop the service. Ask your new long-distance company if it will cover that charge. Remember to read the fine print of any offer to spot hidden fees and other potential rip-offs."; tip++; arTipsTitle[tip] = "How to dispute a utility bill"; arTipsBody[tip] = "If you are disputing a charge on your gas or electric bill, first contact the utility and tell it you are formally disputing the charge and won’t pay it until the complaint is resolved. Remember, you can’t be disconnected for nonpayment as long as you pay the greater of these two options: the undisputed portion of your bill OR an amount equal to last year’s bill for the same month."; tip++; arTipsTitle[tip] = "Don’t pay for directory assistance"; arTipsBody[tip] = "There are new FREE directory assistance services. The trade-off is you may have to listen to an advertisement before you get the number. Still, you avoid fees of $1.25 to $2 per call for traditional \"information.\" Next time you need a residential or business phone number, try dialing this free service: 1-800-FREE411. For a business-only search, you also can use this number: 1-800-555-TELL. Another free alternative is online directory assistance, including these sites: "; arTipsBody[tip] += "

www.anywho.com
"; arTipsBody[tip] += "www.bigbook.com
"; arTipsBody[tip] += "www.people.yahoo.com
"; arTipsBody[tip] += "www.worldpages.com
"; arTipsBody[tip] += "www.corp.att.com/directory
"; tip++; arTipsTitle[tip] = "Saving money on local toll calls"; arTipsBody[tip] = "Local toll, or local long-distance, calls are to places more than 15 miles from home, but still within your local calling region. Do you know how much you pay for them? AT&T and Verizon charge 16-17 cents per minute for such calls. That means it can be more expensive to call a place 20 miles from your home than Dublin, Ireland. You can find long-distance companies or prepaid cards that charge four cents per minute or less for such calls. If you make a lot of these calls, call CUB, 1-800-669-5556, to find a better deal for these calls. "; tip++; arTipsTitle[tip] = "Blackouts can knock out cordless phones"; arTipsBody[tip] = "During a power outage cordless phones won’t work. So, unless you have a cell phone, you’ll need to have a hard-wired phone with a cord in your home to make calls during a blackout. If you’ve got an old phone, consider keeping it for such an emergency."; tip++; arTipsTitle[tip] = "Make your cell phone a money-saving friend. "; arTipsBody[tip] = "Use your cell phone to reduce your overall telecommunications costs. If you consistently have wireless minutes left at the end of a month, use them to make the Local Toll or long-distance calls you normally would make from your home landline—at extra cost to you. In fact, you may be able to drop your regular long-distance completely. Similarly, if your wireless plan comes with free voice mail, don’t pay the monthly fee for the same service on your landline. Give friends and family your cell phone number and tell them to leave messages in that voice mail box."; tip++; arTipsTitle[tip] = "Winter does not stop gas turn offs"; arTipsBody[tip] = "A gas utility can and will turn off your heat for nonpayment of bills in the winter—any time the temperature is expected to stay above 32 degrees for 24 hours. Sometimes, utilities choose to put a moratorium on winter disconnections—but they don’t have to."; tip++; arTipsTitle[tip] = "Beware of natural-gas rip-offs"; arTipsBody[tip] = "In northern Illinois, unregulated gas companies are allowed to compete with the traditional utility for your business. Sales representatives — who sometimes simply identify themselves as from \“the gas company\” — pitch their offers door to door, by mail, and over the phone. CUB has received complaints of misleading marketing and rip-offs regarding the alternative suppliers. In fact, more often than not these \“deals\” end up costing more money than the rates of the traditional utility. (See CUB’s Gas Market Monitor, at www.CitizensUtilityBoard.org, or call CUB.) Unless you’ve taken a day to read the fine print and are positive you like the offer, we recommend that you don’t sign up for something over the phone or at the door and don’t give out your account number. To be safe, ask if your utility can put a free block on your account to prevent unauthorized changes to your service."; tip++; arTipsTitle[tip] = "Budget billing plans can ease handling of winter bills"; arTipsBody[tip] = "If you would like to even out your heating bills and prevent drastic month-to-month increases in the winter, your utility offers a \“budget\” plan. With one exception, this program costs nothing extra for gas customers.\* The utility estimates how much gas you are going to use in the coming year and assigns you a monthly budget-billing amount, based on how much gas you used last year, gas-price predictions, and weather forecasts. The utility will adjust the amount if your usage increases or the price of gas shoots up. At the end of the year, you will receive a credit if the company overestimated your usage or you will be billed the difference if the company underestimated your usage. Nicor customers beware. Two unregulated affiliates of Nicor Gas market plans, called \“Fixed Bill\” and \“Lock 12,\” sound very similar to the budget-billing plan, but they’re not the same. In fact, they pose a high risk that you will pay much more than on Nicor Gas’ budget plan.

\*Note: Unlike any other utility in the state, Nicor Gas charges interest on any debits that you build up under its budget plan. (It also pays interest on any credits.)"; tip++; arTipsTitle[tip] = "Save heat, save money"; arTipsBody[tip] = "Buy a programmable thermostat and set it at 68 degrees for the day and 62 degrees at bedtime. In most homes, you can save about 2 percent of your heating bill for each degree that you lower the thermostat. (NEVER turn your heat so low that it’s a health risk or turn your heat off completely. That will lead to frozen pipes and high repair bills if they burst.) Set your water heater to 120 degrees and cover it with an insulating blanket. Buy highly efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs. Caulk leaky windows and insulate openings around air conditioner window units. Close doors to rooms you’re not using, and consider heavy drapery and plastic window coverings. Finally, have a heating contractor perform an \“audit\” to determine how to heat your home more efficiently. Check out more tips in CUB’s fact sheet, \“Saving Money by Saving Energy,\” on our website’s Electric and Natural Gas pages."; tip++; arTipsTitle[tip] = "Be wary of gas-pipe maintenance plans"; arTipsBody[tip] = "Your utility may try to sell you a pipe-maintenance plan, even if you don’t need it. An affiliate of Nicor Gas, for example, offers a $4 per month plan called \“Comfort Guard\” that covers repairs to exposed gas pipes, including the connector that links appliances to the main gas line. An affiliate of Peoples Gas offers a similar program, \“Protection Plus,\” at $3 a month. For some people — especially those whose homes have potentially dangerous uncoated brass connectors installed before 1980 — such a repair program may be helpful. However, for many others it may just be a waste of money. If the old brass connectors have already been replaced in your home, the new plastic connectors should last a lifetime. If your house still needs them replaced, a home warranty may cover the work. Finally, Comfort Guard and Protection Plus don’t cover renters. Before signing up, read the fine print and determine exactly what the plan does and does not cover."; tip++; arTipsTitle[tip] = "Buy CFLs"; arTipsBody[tip] = "Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs (CFLs) use 75 percent less energy. CUB estimates that one bulb can save a consumer at least $11 a year. So installing 10 in your home could easily lead to more than $100 in savings. Check out more tips in CUB’s fact sheet, \“Saving Money by Saving Energy,\” on our website’s Electric and Natural Gas pages."; tip++; /* */ //*********************************************************************** /***************************************** Step #A1 ENTER Array Variable for Accomplishment arAcmpTitle[n] = ""; arAcmpDate[n] = ""; arAcmpBodyCase[n] = ""; arAcmpBodyBenefit[n] = ""; *****************************************/ arAcmpTitle[-1] = "How to use timeline"; arAcmpDate[-1] = "Timeline"; arAcmpBodyCase[-1] = "To read a short description about an accomplishment, use the timeline to the left. Move your mouse and roll your cursor over the dates. "; arAcmpBodyBenefit[-1] = " "; arAcmpTitle[0] = "ComEd Rate Hike Overturned"; arAcmpDate[0] = "1987"; arAcmpBodyCase[0] = "Overturned in court $494.8 million ComEd rate hike."; arAcmpBodyBenefit[0] = "$247 million refund."; arAcmpTitle[1] = "Blocked ComEd Rate Hike"; arAcmpDate[1] = "1987"; arAcmpBodyCase[1] = "Blocked $660 million ComEd rate hike deal at ICC."; arAcmpBodyBenefit[1] = "$3.3 billion savings."; arAcmpTitle[2] = "Blocked Illinois Power Rate Hike"; arAcmpDate[2] = "1989"; arAcmpBodyCase[2] = "Blocked Illinois Power $3.5 billion, 10-year rate hike plan."; arAcmpBodyBenefit[2] = "$1.8 billion savings."; arAcmpTitle[3] = "Disallowance From Rates For Illinois Power Clinton Plant"; arAcmpDate[3] = "1989"; arAcmpBodyCase[3] = "Won disallowance for $712 million from rates for Illinois Power Clinton plant."; arAcmpBodyBenefit[3] = "Billions of dollars over plant's life."; arAcmpTitle[4] = "Blocked Rate Increase For NiGas"; arAcmpDate[4] = "1989"; arAcmpBodyCase[4] = "Blocked $32 million residential rate increase for NiGas, $8 million rate decrease ordered instead."; arAcmpBodyBenefit[4] = "$56 million savings over seven years."; arAcmpTitle[5] = "Won Court Reversal On ComEd Rate Hike Deal"; arAcmpDate[5] = "1989"; arAcmpBodyCase[5] = "Won court reversal of $480 million rate hike deal for ComEd."; arAcmpBodyBenefit[5] = "$235 million rate cut, $400 million refund."; arAcmpTitle[6] = "Illinois Power Refund"; arAcmpDate[6] = "1992"; arAcmpBodyCase[6] = "Illinois Power refund for Clinton plant overcharges."; arAcmpBodyBenefit[6] = "$8.5 million refund."; arAcmpTitle[7] = "Won Reversal on ComEd Rake Hike"; arAcmpDate[7] = "1992 "; arAcmpBodyCase[7] = "Won court reversal of $750 million ComEd rate hike."; arAcmpBodyBenefit[7] = "$600 million refund included in 1993 settlement."; arAcmpTitle[8] = "Won Rate Reduction for Ameritech"; arAcmpDate[8] = "1994 "; arAcmpBodyCase[8] = "Won $93 million annual rate reduction for Ameritech in effect for five years."; arAcmpBodyBenefit[8] = "$465 million refund."; arAcmpTitle[9] = "ComEd Rate Case Settlement"; arAcmpDate[9] = "1996"; arAcmpBodyCase[9] = "ComEd rate case settlement, record refund and rate reduction."; arAcmpBodyBenefit[9] = "$1.3 billion refund, $339 million rate cut."; arAcmpTitle[10] = "Negotiated Record Rate Decrease"; arAcmpDate[10] = "1997"; arAcmpBodyCase[10] = "Negotiated record rate decrease, including a 20 percent cut for ComEd and Illinois Power customers, under new electric deregulation law."; arAcmpBodyBenefit[10] = "Average $580 million in savings per year for at least six years."; arAcmpTitle[11] = "Won Refund of ComEd Overcharges"; arAcmpDate[11] = "1998"; arAcmpBodyCase[11] = "Won refund of ComEd overcharges from nuclear plant shutdowns in 1994 and 1996."; arAcmpBodyBenefit[11] = "$21 million refund."; arAcmpTitle[12] = "Negotiated Customer Assistance Fund"; arAcmpDate[12] = "2000"; arAcmpBodyCase[12] = "Negotiated $400,000 customer assistance fund for victims of ComEd billing dispute."; arAcmpBodyBenefit[12] = "$400,000 in rebates."; arAcmpTitle[13] = "Stopped CILCO's Attempt to Change Electricity Rates"; arAcmpDate[13] = "2001"; arAcmpBodyCase[13] = "Stopped CILCO's attempt to change electricity rates based on an erroneous formula that would have cost customers tens of millions of dollars."; arAcmpBodyBenefit[13] = "$20.4 million consumer refund plus lower electric rates for next four years, as part of 2001 settlement."; arAcmpTitle[14] = "Negotiated Record Phone Credits for SBC/Ameritech Customers"; arAcmpDate[14] = "2002"; arAcmpBodyCase[14] = "Negotiated a record $224 million in phone credits for SBC/Ameritech customers to settle litigation over how the company’s savings from its 1999 merger with Texas-based SBC Communications would be shared with consumers."; arAcmpBodyBenefit[14] = "$50 per line phone credit, the largest in Illinois history, for SBC/Ameritech residential and small-business customers."; arAcmpTitle[15] = "Negotiated Rate Reduction For Verizon Customers"; arAcmpDate[15] = "2003"; arAcmpBodyCase[15] = "Negotiated a $25.4 million rate reduction for Verizon customers to settle litigation over how savings from the 1998 merger between GTE and Bell Atlantic, which created the company, would be shared with customers."; arAcmpBodyBenefit[15] = "Typical Verizon residential customer to save $168 over the five years."; arAcmpTitle[16] = "Stopped ComEd/IP Legislation Raising Rates"; arAcmpDate[16] = "2003"; arAcmpBodyCase[16] = "Stopped Commonwealth Edison and Illinois Power from getting state legislation passed that could have led to more than $2 billion in higher electricity rates, locked in until 2011."; arAcmpBodyBenefit[16] = "Illinois Power and ComEd customers saved from a 9 percent rate hike, which would have raised their electric bills by $520 million per year from 2007 to 2011."; arAcmpTitle[17] = "CUB Complaint Sparks Fine Against Alternative Supplier"; arAcmpDate[17] = "2004"; arAcmpBodyCase[17] = "CUB complaint accusing Peoples Energy Services Co. of misleading marketing sparks first-ever fine against alternative supplier competing in Illinois’ residential natural gas market."; arAcmpBodyBenefit[17] = "Company is fined $40,000 and forced to change the way it markets natural gas, setting a standard for all alternative gas suppliers operating in Illinois. "; arAcmpTitle[18] = "Formed Consumer Coalition to Defeat SBC-Verizon Deregulation"; arAcmpDate[18] = "2005"; arAcmpBodyCase[18] = "Formed consumer coalition to defeat SBC-Verizon deregulation plan in Illinois legislature."; arAcmpBodyBenefit[18] = "Protected Illinois consumers from unlimited rate hikes."; arAcmpTitle[19] = "Uncovered Illegal Peoples/Enron Energy Deal"; arAcmpDate[19] = "2006"; arAcmpBodyCase[19] = "Uncovered evidence that Peoples Energy used an illegal profit-sharing deal with Enron Corp. to overcharging customers in the winter of 2000-2001."; arAcmpBodyBenefit[19] = "Company agreed to a historic $196 million refund package for Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas customers."; /* arAcmpTitle[] = "one"; arAcmpDate[] = "one"; arAcmpBodyCase[] = "one"; arAcmpBodyBenefit[] = ""; */ /* arAcmpTitle[26] = "CUB Celebrates 20th Anniversary"; arAcmpDate[26] = "January 2004"; arAcmpBodyCase[26] = "Take a stroll down memory lane with CUB's slide show, highlighting some of the more interesting images from CUB's past. For more details on a few of the key victories CUB's tiny, hard-working staff has won for Illinois utility consumers over the last 20 years, check out our 20th Anniversary Scrapbook. 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"; arAcmpTitle[12] = "11-Digit Dialing Halted"; arAcmpDate[12] = "May and December 1998"; arAcmpBodyCase[12] = "CUB developed number conservation plan, adopted by ICC, to halt spread of unneeded, new area codes in northern Illinois."; arAcmpBodyBenefit[12] = "Blocked new area code and 11-digit dialing."; arAcmpTitle[11] = "Ameritech Rate Reduction"; arAcmpDate[11] = "October 1994"; arAcmpBodyCase[11] = "Won $93 million annual rate reduction for Ameritech in effect for five years."; arAcmpBodyBenefit[11] = "$465 million savings."; arAcmpTitle[10] = "ComEd Refund Rate Reduction"; arAcmpDate[10] = "September 1993"; arAcmpBodyCase[10] = "ComEd rate case settlement, record refund and rate reduction."; arAcmpBodyBenefit[10] = "$1.3 billion refund,\n$339 million rate cut."; arAcmpTitle[9] = "ComEd Rate Hike Reversed"; arAcmpDate[9] = "December 1992"; arAcmpBodyCase[9] = "Won court reversal of $750 million ComEd rate hike."; arAcmpBodyBenefit[9] = "$600 million refund included in 1993 settlement."; arAcmpTitle[8] = "Centel Settlement"; arAcmpDate[8] = "August 1992"; arAcmpBodyCase[8] = "Centel tax refund, rate reduction settlement."; arAcmpBodyBenefit[8] = "$2 million refund, $1 million rate cut."; arAcmpTitle[7] = "Illinois Power Refund"; arAcmpDate[7] = "August 1992"; arAcmpBodyCase[7] = "Won $8.5 million refund for Clinton plant overcharges."; arAcmpBodyBenefit[7] = " "; arAcmpTitle[6] = "Centel Measured Service Blocked"; arAcmpDate[6] = "January 1991"; arAcmpBodyCase[6] = "CUB blocked Contel's request for mandatory measured phone service."; arAcmpBodyBenefit[6] = "Contel's request would have increased phone bills."; arAcmpTitle[5] = "ComEd Rate Hike Reversed"; arAcmpDate[5] = "December 1989"; arAcmpBodyCase[5] = "Won court reversal of $480 million rate hike deal for ComEd."; arAcmpBodyBenefit[5] = "$235 million rate cut, $400 million refund."; arAcmpTitle[4] = "NiGas Rate Increase Blocked"; arAcmpDate[4] = "December 1989"; arAcmpBodyCase[4] = "Blocked $32 million residential rate increase for NiGas, $8 million rate decrease ordered instead."; arAcmpBodyBenefit[4] = "$56 million savings over seven years."; arAcmpTitle[3] = "Illinois Power Disallowance"; arAcmpDate[3] = "March 1989"; arAcmpBodyCase[3] = "CUB helped win disallowance of $712 million from rates for Illinois Power Clinton plant."; arAcmpBodyBenefit[3] = "Billions of dollars saved over plant's life."; arAcmpTitle[2] = "Illinois Power Rate Hike Blocked"; arAcmpDate[2] = "March 1989"; arAcmpBodyCase[2] = "Blocked Illinois Power $3.5 billion, 10-year rate hike plan."; arAcmpBodyBenefit[2] = "Over $2 billion in savings."; arAcmpTitle[1] = "ComEd $660 Million Rate Hike Blocked"; arAcmpDate[1] = "July 1987"; arAcmpBodyCase[1] = "Helped block $660 million ComEd rate hike deal at Illinois Commerce Commision (ICC)."; arAcmpBodyBenefit[1] = "$3.3 billion savings."; arAcmpTitle[0] = "ComEd Rate Hike Overturned"; arAcmpDate[0] = "June 1987"; arAcmpBodyCase[0] = "Court reversed $494.8 million ComEd rate hike."; arAcmpBodyBenefit[0] = "$247 million refund."; */ // /* arQuote[0] = ""; arQAttr[0] = ""; */ arQuote[0] = "CUB is always instrumental in educating me as a legislator about utility issues, which enables me to be able to create good public policy."; arQAttr[0] = "Steven J. Rauschenberger
State Senator Chairman, Senate Appropriations Committee"; arQuote[6] = "CUB came along at a time when we had no consumer voice in utility matters, and has been the strong voice we've needed ever since."; arQAttr[6] = "Dawn Clark Netch
former State Senator and State Comptroller"; arQuote[5] = "No legislative or regulatory issue gets settled in Illinois without major input from CUB."; arQAttr[5] = "James R. Thompson
former Illinois Governor"; arQuote[4] = "CUB is an experienced and forceful advocate for Illinois consumers. The positions CUB promotes before the commission serve to safeguard consumer interests."; arQAttr[4] = "Richard Mathias
Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission"; arQuote[3]= "The Citizens Utility Board has proven to be a very hard-nosed, single-minded advocate for the people of Illinois on a broad range of issues relating to vitally needed public services."; arQAttr[3] = "Michael J. Madigan
Speaker, Illinois House of Representatives"; arQuote[2] = "The hard work that CUB has done in ensuring that utility companies are accountable to our citizens and in giving ratepayers a voice in the decisions that affect them have provided concrete benefits to the people of our state."; arQAttr[2] = "Richard M. Daley
Mayor, City of Chicago"; arQuote[1] = "I first got involved with CUB after ComEd overcharged my business by $2,000. CUB helped me get my refund, plus seven percent interest! I've been involved with them ever since. They do a great job for people."; arQAttr[1] = "Mr. John Wold
CUB Board Member, Owner, Wold Dry Cleaners, Yorkville "; arQuote[0] = "I am truly grateful for the assistance CUB gave me in resolving my problem with NiCor. Through CUB, citizens like me really do have a representative to fight for them against the big utility companies."; arQAttr[0] = "Mr. William Simmons
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