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Energy
6:00 am
Wed March 27, 2013

Natural Gas Companies Call For Rate Hike Green Light

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Illinois legislators already passed a law that lets ComEd and Ameren charge higher rates for electricity.  Now, natural gas companies want the same treatment.  The argument for letting ComEd and Ameren hike electric rates was that it'll allow the companies to make needed updates to the electric grid.

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DeKalb Nature Path
5:07 am
Thu January 10, 2013

ComEd, DeKalb Park District, Citizens Working On Replanting Path

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Wood piles up along the DeKalb Nature Trail as ComEd removes more than a mile-long swath of trees and brush from below their power lines.
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ComEd's Paul Callighan speaks as DeKalb Park District Board President Joan Berkes-Hanson listens at a December meeting.
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A small group of stakeholders will meet at the end of the month to craft a plan to remedy ComEd’s clear-cutting along a DeKalb nature trail. Members of the DeKalb Park District, ComEd representatives, and two people who live near the popular trail make up the panel. 

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