This cartoon will be featured in the upcoming issue of The CUB Voice–our quarterly paper newsletter for CUB members. Come up with a caption of your own and submit it here by noon, Friday, August 2, and you could win a smart power strip to help cut down on your electric bills!…...
Hanover Park utility bill clinic: $132 per year in customer savings
CUB’s outreach team is always on the road, visiting cities, towns and villages across Illinois to hold clinics that show consumers how to save money on their utility bills. This week was no different–CUB staffers Laura Goldberg, Ivonne Hernandez and Yami Newell took to Hanover Park and showed consumers how…...
Got a smartphone? You’re probably overpaying for data
Illinois consumers are overspending on cellphone data plans by $1.4 billion dollars each year. That’s according to a report released today by CUB and wireless research firm Validas. The report, based on an analysis of more than 100,000 wireless bills nationwide, shows that the vast majority of cellphone users are…...
What’s happening to your electric bill June 1?
[youtube=https://youtu.be/t6uNiKAy7cs]If you pay ComEd or Ameren for electricity supply, there’s good news: The price you pay for power will drop on June 1! ComEd’s electricity price will fall from approximately 8.3 cents per kWh to about 5.5 cents per kWh this June through September. Ameren customers will see their price dip…...