The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) should reject a proposed acquisition involving the parent companies of the state’s two biggest private water utilities–Illinois American Water and Aqua Illinois–because the deal would not serve the public interest, according to expert testimony filed by the Citizens Utility Board (CUB). The parent companies of…...
ICJC News Release: New Poll shows Illinois voters back POWER Act by overwhelming margins
A new statewide poll of likely 2026 voters shows the POWER Act (SB4016/HB5513) enjoys broad, bipartisan support across Illinois, according to a news release from the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition. Nearly 70 percent of voters support legislation to hold data centers accountable after hearing just a brief description of the…...
Enough is enough: Consumers rally to protest Peoples Gas’ record-high rates, record profits, and new push for $202 million rate hike
Fed-up Peoples Gas customers and consumer advocates gathered in Chicago’s Daley Plaza Wednesday to decry a push by Peoples Gas to again capture record profits and raise bills by $202 million only a few years after burdening customers with the biggest gas rate hike in Illinois history. (Read a pdf…...
Happy Earth Month: CUB’s money-saving events in April
CUB’s Outreach team travels across the state to staff free events, giving consumers energy efficiency tips for their home, educating them on how clean energy can cut their utility bills, and helping people protect themselves from scams and rip-offs. Join CUB at one of our April events to learn how to…...
CUB statement on MidAmerican gas and electric rate hikes
The following is a statement from the Citizens Utility Board (CUB) regarding MidAmerican’s announcement that it has filed for gas and electric rate hikes before the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC): The Citizens Utility Board (CUB) is deeply concerned that a combined average gas and electric increase of more than $24…...
CUB General Counsel’s Report on 2026 legal cases
The following is a report from CUB General Counsel Eric DeBellis to Executive Director Sarah Moskowitz on major cases CUB’s Legal Team is tackling in 2026, including $571 million in rate cases before the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC). If you are concerned about these rate hikes, please take action by signing…...
CUB Q&A: AT&T letters announce end of landline service in 2027
AT&T has mailed letters to customers announcing that it is ending “AT&T Residential Local Service,” the traditional copper landline service, a.k.a. plain old telephone service. Here’s our Q&A on what’s happening (pdf version of this blog). What do the letters mean? For over a decade, the telecom giant has been…...
