Nearly 4.5 Years After 28-Year City Contract With ComEd Expired, No New Deal in Sight – WTTW (Chicago)

During the 2023 campaign for mayor, Johnson promised to explore whether the city should run its own electric utility while vowing to craft a “green new deal” for Chicago. An August 2020 study found it would cost the city $9 billion to create its own utility.
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Chercher
11 months ago

“So you’re saying we should do this” says Johnson’s thought bubble.

Call my shrink
11 months ago

Chicago running the power system . That would be a blockbusting cluster frick

Deb
11 months ago

Chicago run the electric company, what could go wrong?! The company would be run by political , Democratic, and DEI hires. The company would go bankrupt. Just look at their record of running public transportation and the schools.

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