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65 ILCS 5/11-117-12.1

(65 ILCS 5/11-117-12.1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-117-12.1)

Sec. 11-117-12.1.

No gas or electric service furnished to residential users
by a municipality shall be terminated for nonpayment of bills on:  (i)
any day when the National Weather Service forecast for the following 24
hours covering the area in which the residence is located includes a forecast
that the temperature will be 20 degrees Fahrenheit or below; or (ii) any
day preceding a holiday or a weekend when such a forecast indicates
that the temperature will be 20 degrees Fahrenheit or below during the holiday
or weekend.

This amendatory Act of 1979 applies to all municipalities that own or operate
a public utility, including home rule units.  However, nothing in this Section
shall prevent any municipality from establishing more stringent measures.

(Source: P.A. 81-986.)