por Jacqui Guillen | Dic 5, 2023 | POWER-PAC IL, Saliendo de la pobreza, Utilidades
On Dec. 4, the Chicago Sun-Times mentioned COFI for its role in winning a major utility victory for Illinois families! On Nov. 16, the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) approved recommendations from COFI/POWER-PAC IL, the National Consumer Law Center, and Legal Aid...
por Jacqui Guillen | Nov 30, 2023 | POWER-PAC IL, Saliendo de la pobreza, Utilidades
A huge congratulations to POWER-PAC IL’s Stepping Out of Poverty Campaign for organizing and calling out the outlandish rate hike proposals from Peoples Gas, Ameren, and Nicor for nearly a year! On Nov. 16, the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) significantly reduced...
por Jacqui Guillen | 12 de octubre de 2023 | En los medios, POWER-PAC IL, Saliendo de la pobreza, Utilidades
Peoples Gas asked the ICC (Illinois Commerce Commission) to approve a record rate hike, but the increase would harm families struggling to keep up with rising gas bills. POWER-PAC IL Co-President Donna Carpenter explains to CBS Chicago why a rate hike is...
por Jacqui Guillen | Oct 7, 2023 | Campaña de Aprendizaje Temprano, En los medios, POWER-PAC IL
POWER-PAC IL/Chicago Westside Branch Delegate Lisa Russell and POWER-PAC IL Early Learning Campaign Co-Chair Yolanda Williams spoke at the Illinois Child Care for All Coalition’s West Side Town Hall on October 5. The Coalition, which COFI and POWER-PAC IL are a...
por Jacqui Guillen | Sep 28, 2023 | En los medios, POWER-PAC IL, Utilidades
“[Valerie] Carroll, 60, is a lifelong Englewood resident and has been taking care of her disabled brother for the past five years. She’s getting ready to apply for funds from LIHEAP or the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which helps households behind on...
por Jacqui Guillen | Sep 9, 2023 | Campaña de Aprendizaje Temprano, En los medios, POWER-PAC IL
“Among those families making difficult decisions is Lisa Russell’s. The West Side delegate for Community Organizing and Family Issues is a grandmother of three who helps her daughter manage her children’s complicated school and care schedule. ‘My daughter was eligible...
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