July 2, 2009 Help CUB Fight For Your Pocketbook It was 25 years ago this July that CUB held its first membership drive. Back then, newspapers warned of an impending "utility price disaster," predicting that rates could double within just three years. It was no surprise then that CUB's drive drew 10,000 members in just a month. Now, Illinois utilities are pressing for more than $1 billion in rate hikes, and CUB's still fighting them every step of the way. Tell the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) NO to these rate hikes and contribute to CUB's rate-hike defense fund. July 2, 2009 Peoria Puzzled By Ameren Rate Hike Request Ameren's quest for a $226 million rate hike doesn't sit too well in Peoria. The Peoria Journal Star writes "the timing here is awful, in the midst of the worst recession in decades." Don't let Ameren get away with nearly a quarter billion dollars of your hard-earned money. Help CUB fight the hike. July 1, 2009 Threepeat! CUB Scores Big Savings At Third Peoria Phone Clinic Back by popular demand, CUB held its third Peoria phone-bill clinic of the year yesterday, showing 40 consumers how to save an average of $179 a year. "Utility bills are one of the first, most obvious places to start when trying to cut back," CUB's Sarah Moskowitz told the Peoria Journal Star. Cut your phone costs by visiting CUB's Phone Savings Center or attending an upcoming clinic. If you save, please help CUB continue to offer these free services. June 26, 2009 Follow CUB On Twitter Twitter, the popular online social-networking service, has been used by U.S. presidential candidates and protestors in Iran. "Suddenly, it seems as though all the world's a-twitter," Newsweek reported. Now CUB has its own Twitter page. Follow us @cubillinois. It’s free! We’ll give you easy-to-digest snippets of information—“tweets”— about how CUB is saving you money, and how we're fighting more than $1 billion in rate hikes. Hope to see you @cubillinois! January 5, 2009 The Facts On $10 DSL Read the details on AT&T's $10 per month Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) offer. CUB found the AT&T web page where you can see if you qualify for the offer. April 15, 2009 How Many 7th Graders Does It Take To Cut A Town’s Electric Bill? Not many people can say they’ve helped their community save $18,000. Kent Hutchison can—and he’s only in 7th grade.

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