Nicor estimated that typical residential customers would see an increase of less than $4.25 monthly. Nicor is the largest gas utility in the state and serves 2.3 million customers in northern Illinois and the Chicago suburbs, while Ameren serves approximately 816,000 customers in central and southern Illinois.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Pay those mysterious charges working people and keep the guaranteed income crowd warm this winter.