Rising demand from Big Tech data centers and higher PJM grid costs are driving Illinois power bills higher – and many relief programs are already tapped out

Nicor Gas is proposing a rate increase of over 9%, which it says it needs to keep up infrastructure. Advocates and customers shared opinions at a recent public hearing in Elgin.

The Illinois Commerce Commission will hold a public hearing for Nicor Gas customers to provide comments on the utility’s proposed rate increase. Customers can also comment online.

The Illinois Commerce Commission will be at Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park on Monday to hear testimony on Nicor's proposed record $308.6 million rate hike in natural gas rates.

Gas utilities seek to increase rates by $7 to $10 per month next year

Nicor Gas, the state’s largest natural gas utility covering much of northern Illinois, is asking Illinois officials to approve a $309 million rate increase that, if approved, would raise a typical customer’s bill about $7.50 a month.

Nicor Gas warns of potential rotten-egg natural gas smell as it transfers odorant in Richmond area Wednesday.

Regulators at the Illinois Commerce Commission on Thursday unanimously approved rate hikes for four major natural gas utilities, but the little-known regulatory body’s decision was perhaps more notable for what it rejected

Residents across 37 counties that include the suburbs and much of northern Illinois will learn Thursday if Nicor Gas rates will spike by an average of $111 annually.