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 | 30 de noviembre de 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 | 28 de septiembre de 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 Administración del COFI | Jul 20, 2023 | En los medios, Utilidades
“‘The last thing people need after this extreme flooding, when they already face the difficult and expensive clean-up of a home and replacement of lost furniture and other household goods and are still struggling from COVID’s aftermath, is to have to...
por Administración del COFI | Mar 31, 2023 | POWER-PAC IL, Utilidades
Parent leaders fight for affordable utilities This spring, COFI/POWER-PAC IL parent leaders are taking to the streets and standing up for affordable utilities! In late March, an enthusiastic crew of POWER-PACers joined a hundred other community advocates at...
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