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Timeline Stories

2002

CUB helped win $224 million in phone credits for Ameritech (now AT&T) customers. This credit averaged $50 per line for all residential and small-business customers and was the largest in Illinois history....

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1997

Under a new electric deregulation law, CUB helped negotiate a record rate decrease—including a 20 percent cut for ComEd and Illinois Power customers. The total customer benefit was $6.2 billion....

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1994

On its 10th anniversary, CUB helped win a five-year rate cut for SBC (now AT&T) customers, for a total savings of $465 million....

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1993

Multiple ComEd rate cases settled for a $1.3 billion refund and $339 million rate cut, cutting consumer utility bills by 25 to 30 percent....

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1988

 CUB and fellow advocates helped save customers an estimated $3 billion in an Illinois Power rate-hike fight....

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1987

CUB and fellow advocates helped block a ComEd rate deal, saving consumers $1.9 billion. It was the first time ever that the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) rejected outright a ComEd rate hike....

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1985

A year after opening, CUB won landmark reforms to Illinois utility laws, requiring state regulators to conduct audits of utility plant construction costs and to cut down on imprudent spending.  These reforms enabled the consumer group to set the stage for victories in the coming decades....

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1984

After local referendums across Illinois showed overwhelming support for a utility consumer advocate, state legislators passed the CUB Act in 1983 and CUB opened its doors the next year. The nonprofit, nonpartisan group was given a clear mission: To fight for the rights of Illinois utility customers....

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