by COFI Admin | Feb 9, 2022 | In the Media, Utilities
“Data from the Community Organizing and Family Issues group shows that consumers in Garfield Park, Austin, Wood Lawn, South Shore, Englewood, and other majority-black communities have a significant percentage of customers behind on their payments by a month or...
by COFI Admin | Jan 31, 2022 | In the Media, Utilities
“‘If they can get rid of that surcharge that would help tremendously to my family,’ said Donna Carpenter. This month the Englewood resident’s surcharge was more than $16. It helps pay for a Peoples Gas project to improve its infrastructure and...
by COFI Admin | Aug 4, 2021 | In the Media, Stepping Out of Poverty, Utilities
“The state has provided over $343 million in assistance to more than 289,000 families since launching the Help for Illinois Families program last June. Pritzker says the law will help even more people receive assistance as the Illinois Department of Commerce and...
by COFI Admin | Jul 31, 2021 | Early Learning Campaign, Legislation, POWER-PAC IL, Stepping Out of Poverty, Utilities
Wow, what a month! POWER-PAC Illinois members’ schedules were action packed in July, particularly on the policy front. Several POWER-PACers were invited to several high profile appearances alongside state and federal elected officials throughout the month: Stepping...
by COFI Admin | Feb 10, 2017 | POWER-PAC IL, Stepping Out of Poverty, Utilities
POWER-PAC co-chair and parent leader Rosazlia Grillier testified at an Illinois Commerce Commission hearing on how the rising cost of utilities is leaving too many families in the cold – literally! The Illinois Commerce Commission is concluding an investigation into a...
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