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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
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    WHEREAS, The rising cost of utilities, including the cost 
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of natural gas, poses an increased burden on the citizens and 
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families of the State of Illinois; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are deeply 
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concerned about the impact of utility rate increases upon the 
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citizens of this State; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, The Citizens Utility Board is a non-profit, 
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nonpartisan organization created by the General Assembly in 
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1983 to represent the interests of residential utility 
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customers across the State; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, The Citizens Utility Board has filed to a petition 
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for rehearing with the Illinois Commerce Commission related to 
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a $69.8 million increase for Peoples Gas and an extra $13.8 
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million increase for North Shore Gas; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Both the Citizens Utility Board and the Illinois 
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Attorney General's Office have objected to these increases, 
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contending that the increased rates are excessive, 
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unnecessary, and illegal; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, According to the Citizens Utility Board, the rate 
 


 






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increases will translate into a roughly $50 to $70 yearly 
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increase in the average customer's bill; therefore, be it
  
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge the Illinois 
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Commerce Commission to reevaluate the rate increases for 
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Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas; and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, that a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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delivered to the Illinois Commerce Commission.