Illinois Commerce Commission Archives

Pritzker unveils major energy overhaul plan

— April 30, 2021

SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office unveiled a 900-page energy overhaul bill Wednesday, April 28 accelerating a yearslong negotiating process which advocates hope will end…

Report: State energy laws created ‘profit machine’ for ComEd
— December 2, 2020

SPRINGFIELD — State energy laws passed in 2011 and 2013 allowed Commonwealth Edison to earn huge profits while the utility giant failed to fulfill its promise of consumer savings…
Ethics, transparency to guide Illinois clean energy discussions
— August 24, 2020

SPRINGFIELD – ’s office has laid out its energy goals in a clear effort to distance the administration and clean energy negotiations from scandal-ridden utility giant Commonwealth…
Attorney General seeks accelerated ratepayer refund from electric utilities
— January 12, 2020

SPRINGFIELD — Two of the state’s largest electric utilities owe their customers a combined $543 million in refunds, according to state regulators, but there is sharp disagreement…
Cook County may be liable for police firings, suspensions
— December 26, 2017

A technicality with a panel of the Cook County Sheriff’s Department may put taxpayers on the hook for millions of dollars in back pay and lawsuits from dismissed and disciplined…

State-regulated utilities extend shutoff moratorium
— September 24, 2020

SPRINGFIELD — Several state-regulated utilities have voluntarily extended a moratorium on disconnections into next year after requests from the Illinois Commerce Commission. In a…
Clean Jobs Coalition calls for utility ethics mandates in Illinois
— August 6, 2020

SPRINGFIELD – A coalition of environmental, business and faith groups is calling for legislation that would make the ethics reform measures recently imposed on utility giant Commonwealth…
Attorney general calls for greater regulation of ‘deceptive’ energy suppliers
— April 27, 2019

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Tuesday called for greater regulation of alternative retail energy suppliers, many of which go door-to-door using “deceptive…