The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) stopped the biggest gas rate hike in Illinois history, cutting a proposed $314 million increase from Nicor Gas by almost 50 percent, on the heels of months of public outcry and advocacy by AARP Illinois, including 35,000 petitions signed by AARP members.
AARP Illinois, the Illinois Family Caregiver Coalition and the Illinois Area Agencies on Aging joined forces to create the Illinois Caregiving Caucus to educate and advocate for family caregivers on care, housing.
Join AARP Chicago and the Urban Environmentalists of Illinois for a virtual event March 14 at 1 p.m. to hear the story of a Chicago family that has successfully added an ADU to their property.
As of May 7, 2025, state-issued driver’s licenses and IDs that are not REAL ID compliant are no longer accepted as valid forms of identification at airports.
On behalf of our 1.7 million members, AARP Illinois commends the Illinois Commerce Commission’s decision to reject Peoples Gas’ System Modernization Program (SMP) proposal.