{"id":33282,"date":"2025-08-10T11:37:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T16:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devcofi.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=33282"},"modified":"2025-09-29T11:55:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T16:55:23","slug":"no-more-gas-rate-increases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cofionline.org\/es\/no-more-gas-rate-increases\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a1No m\u00e1s aumentos en las tarifas del gas!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Elgin Leaders Susana, Esther, and Erika<\/strong> attended the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) public forum on August 7 to say &#8220;No!&#8221; to more gas rate increases. The forum focused on Nicor\u2019s proposed gas rate increase. All three shared powerful testimonies during the forum against the proposed increase and called on the utility company to prioritize affordability for customers, especially as families see prices for everything from groceries to school supplies rise.<\/p>\n<p>After the forum, they spoke to Univision about the proposed increase. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.univision.com\/local\/chicago-wgbo\/tarifa-del-gas-podria-aumentar-para-el-proximo-ano-en-illinois-asi-propone-el-incremento-nicor-gas-video\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>View the Univision video here.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider show_divider=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_cta title=&#8221;COFI-trained Parents Are Fighting for Economic Security  for Families&#8221; button_url=&#8221;\/the-work\/power-pac-il\/stepping-out-of-poverty-campaign\/&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Learn more&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>COFI-trained parents in POWER-PAC IL&#8217;s <em>Stepping Out of Poverty Campaign<\/em> are working to decrease the racial wealth gap by advocating for and implementing policies that prevent utility debt and help put cash in families\u2019 pockets.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elgin Leaders Susana, Esther, and Erika attended the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) public forum on August 7 to say &#8220;No!&#8221; to more gas rate increases. The forum focused on Nicor\u2019s proposed gas rate increase. All three shared powerful testimonies during the forum against the proposed increase and called on the utility company to prioritize affordability [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":33284,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<p>Evanston Parent Leader <strong>Chanelle Brown<\/strong> spoke to the Chicago Sun-Times and described the incredible impact of parent-led organizing in winning the Illinois Child Tax Credit in 2024. This means that eligible families in Illinois can start benefiting from the credit this tax season!<\/p><p>Chanelle also explained how the cost of everyday essentials, including diapers, formula, and childcare, has increased between the time her 12-year-old daughter was born and last year, when her son was born.<\/p><p>\u201cWe\u2019re cutting back even more, but I still want my children to have a good quality of life,\u201d she said.<\/p><p><strong>Read more in the Chicago Sun-Times about how Illinois families will get some <\/strong><strong>some much-needed relief through with the Illinois Child Tax Credit: <\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/taxes\/illinois-eitc-earned-income-tax-credit-claimed\/\">https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/taxes\/illinois-eitc-earned-income-tax-credit-claimed\/\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Visit the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"\/the-work\/power-pac-il\/stepping-out-of-poverty-campaign\/\"><em>Stepping Out of Poverty Campaign<\/em> webpage<\/a><\/span> to learn more about how parents are fighting for economic security for families!<\/p><p>Photo credit: Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere\/Sun-Times<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stepping-out-of-poverty","category-utilities"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>No More Gas Rate Increases! 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