Updates

AT&T has been fined $23 million as part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation that revealed the telecom giant’s illegal efforts to help pass legislation that made phone service less reliable and more expensive in Illinois.AT&T now joins ComEd as the second major Illinois utility caught up in a corruption…...

At a time of soaring energy prices and high costs across the board, fraudsters will take advantage of the situation to try to get more of your money. Be on the lookout for these two new scams. 1) Utility imposter scams. Ameren Illinois officials are warning customers of a recent…...

News Release from Illinois Attorney General’s Office, Sept. 20, 2022 – Attorney General Kwame Raoul, along with the city of Chicago and the Citizens Utility Board (CUB), filed an application for rehearing requesting the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) revisit its Aug. 17 decision ordering Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) to refund $38…...

CUB urges Illinois utility customers to brace themselves for another costly winter heating season. About 80 percent of Illinois homes heat with natural gas, and last winter was their most expensive since 2008-09, with many customers paying hundreds of dollars more to heat their homes. Natural gas prices have doubled…...