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Natural gas utilities restock after bitter winter drains supplies

December 23, 2018 at 6:29 p.m.

Four thousand feet below central Illinois, Peoples Gas is pumping natural gas into a vast underground sandstone formation, stockpiling supply for another Chicago winter. The sandstone — its tiny pores...

Utility bill spikes caused by lack of electric, gas coordination, experts say

December 23, 2018 at 6:30 p.m.

High price spikes in utility bills during this winter's polar vortex were caused by a lack of coordination between natural gas pipelines and electric grid operators, policy experts told regulators...

Banks of electric meters at McClurg Court Center.

Attorney general: ComEd wrongly asked customers to pay for employee bonuses

June 17, 2018 at 1:18 p.m.

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has accused Commonwealth Edison of asking its customers to foot the bill for $87.9 million in employee bonuses—a practice she said is illegal. ComEd, a...

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan speaks at the opening of the Freedom Riders exhibit.

AG: Peoples Gas rate hike request should be slashed

June 17, 2018 at 12:51 p.m.

Chicago's primary natural gas company shouldn't receive a rate hike that would increase bills by 22 percent, the state attorney general told regulators Wednesday. Attorney General Lisa Madigan said the...

AG: Peoples Gas rate hike request should be slashed

November 3, 2021 at 8:57 p.m.

Chicago's primary natural gas company shouldn't receive a rate hike that would increase bills by 22 percent, the state attorney general told regulators Wednesday. Attorney General Lisa Madigan said the...

Attorney general: ComEd wrongly asked customers to pay for employee bonuses

December 23, 2018 at 6:25 p.m.

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has accused Commonwealth Edison of asking its customers to foot the bill for $87.9 million in employee bonuses—a practice she said is illegal. ComEd, a...

AG: Peoples Gas rate hike request should be slashed

December 23, 2018 at 6:25 p.m.

Chicago's primary natural gas company shouldn't receive a rate hike that would increase bills by 22 percent, the state attorney general told regulators Wednesday. Attorney General Lisa Madigan said the...

Mike Marrese, General Manager of Earth Friendly products in Addison, walks past the 312 solar panels atop the company's roof.

Quinn signs Band-Aid fix for solar

June 17, 2018 at 12:45 p.m.

Gov. Pat Quinn said he will sign legislation Saturday to free up $30 million for the purchase of solar energy for Illinois electricity customers, a move expected to help the...

Quinn signs Band-Aid fix for solar

December 23, 2018 at 6:23 p.m.

Gov. Pat Quinn said he will sign legislation Saturday to free up $30 million for the purchase of solar energy for Illinois electricity customers, a move expected to help the...

EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, middle, tours the Northerly Island site on Tuesday with Chicago Park District Superintendent Michael Kelly, second from left, among others.

EPA: Carbon rules could ensure nuclear power’s survival

June 17, 2018 at 1:38 p.m.

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy said Tuesday that the federal agency's proposed carbon rules are designed to boost nuclear plants that are struggling to compete. "There are a handful...

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