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CUB’s money-saving events in August

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.   Summer is in full swing, and CUB can help you learn…...

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CUB Capitol Report: Thank you for being part of this work!

By Bryan McDaniel CUB Director of Governmental Affairs  Now that the dust has settled on the spring session of the 104th General Assembly, I wanted to give you an overview of the legislation we fought for: Progress was made on CUB’s consumer agenda, but the fight continues.  The Capitol is…...

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CUB’s money-saving events in July

As we face another hot summer, the Citizens Utility Board (CUB) is holding free events to give you money-saving energy efficiency tips to help you stay cool and safe without wasting energy.  We hope to see you at an event soon!  10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Friday, July 10, Chicago…...

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CUB’s money-saving events in June

As we enter another summer of elevated electric bills, the Citizens Utility Board (CUB) is holding free events to give you money-saving energy efficiency tips to help you prepare your home for the heat. We hope to see you at an event soon! 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Monday, June…...

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Check out CUB’s free February events

CUB’s Outreach team travels across the state of Illinois to staff free events to give consumers energy efficiency tips for their home, educate them on how clean energy can cut their utility bills and help people protect themselves from scams and rip-offs. We hope to see you at one soon!…...

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Making a Difference: CUB Consumer Advocacy team’s good work saves people money

CUB’s Consumer Advocacy team spends most of their days answering people’s calls and emails about utility bills and service. In 2024, this team (Annie, Danielle, Sandra) handled more than 1,600 consumer inquiries, saving individual utility customers a total of $48,054. Below are examples of people whom we’ve advocated for in…...

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Happy New Year! Check out CUB’s January events

CUB’s Outreach team travels across the state of Illinois to staff free events offering 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. We hope to see you at one soon! 10:00…...

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Support CUB on Giving Tuesday

Tuesday, Dec. 3 is Giving Tuesday, the international day for supporting nonprofits. And it’s a good day to support CUB’s work for clean energy, consumer protections and lower utility bills! Plus, today you could win an iPad! There are two ways to enter CUB’s Giving Tuesday iPad Giveaway: 1) Give a donation of…...

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Check out CUB’s December events

CUB’s Outreach team travels across the state of Illinois to staff free events to give consumers energy efficiency tips for their home, educate them on how clean energy can cut their utility bills and help people protect themselves from scams and rip-offs. We hope to see you at one soon! 1:00…...

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Capitol Report: CUB’s 2024 legislative agenda to lower utility bills

Each year CUB works at the State Capitol on a broad range of issues related to our core mission of saving consumers money on their utility bills. “It’s not easy fighting for consumer interests against the big utilities in Springfield, but I know you’ve got my back,” said Bryan McDaniel,…...

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