Lawmakers Press Peoples Gas On High Utility Bills – WTTW (Chicago)

Over the next 20 years, Peoples Gas plans to replace every single mile - more than 2,000 total - of gas main in the city in order to create a safer, more reliable delivery system that cuts down on gas leaks. Peoples Gas estimates the entire program will cost $8 billion-$9 billion. And, thanks to state legislation from 2013, all of those costs are passed on to consumers in the form of yearly surcharges.

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A statewide concern: Illinois’ population decline outpaces neighboring states – Wirepoints on ABC20 Champaign

“We are not in good shape” Wirepoints’ Ted Dabrowski told ABC 20 Champaign during a segment on Illinois’ latest population losses. Illinois was one of just three states to shrink in the 2010-2020 period and has lost another 300,000 people since then. Ted says things need to change. “It’s too expensive to live here, there aren’t enough good jobs and nobody trusts the government anymore. There’s just other places to go where you can be more satisfied.”

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