ICC Announces Public Comment Opportunity on Peoples Gas' Proposed Natural Gas Rate Increase

The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) is offering Peoples Gas customers an in-person opportunity to provide comments on the utility's proposed general rate increase. The public and media are invited to attend the public comment forum on Wednesday, July 15th in Chicago.

Upon arrival attendees will be directed toward the second floor. A table with a sign-up sheet will be available to anyone interested in providing verbal comments during the forum. ICC Administrative Law Judges presiding over the case will be onsite to accept the verbal comments.

Representatives from Peoples Gas will offer a brief presentation on their proposed general rate increase. Immediately following the public comment portion of the forum, the ICC staff will hold a question-and-answer session.

About the Illinois Commerce Commission

The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) is a quasi-judicial body made up of five Commissioners. Through its Public Utility Program, the Commission oversees the provision of adequate, reliable, efficient, and safe utility services at the least possible cost to Illinois citizens served by electric, natural gas, telecommunications, water, and sewer public utility companies. Through its Transportation Regulatory Program, the Commission oversees public safety and consumer protection programs with regard to intrastate commercial motor carriers of general freight, household goods movers, relocation towers, safety towers, personal property warehouses, and repossession agencies. The Commission's Rail Safety Program also inspects and regulates the general safety of railroad tracks, facilities, and equipment in the state.