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Glen Ellyn Raising Water Rates After Usage Drops
GLEN ELLYN, Ill. (CBS) – You do the right thing – you run the dishwasher only when it’s full, you let the laundry pile up, you limit the sprinkler – all in the name of conserving water, then the...
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City Taking Steps To Collect Millions In Unpaid Water Bills
CHICAGO (CBS) – Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Thursday that he is actively going after $15 million in unpaid water bills owed to the city by four Chicago suburbs. He also promised to take another look at...
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Emanuel Has Plan To Recover Unpaid Water Bills From Suburbs
CHICAGO (CBS) — Mayor Rahm Emanuel has a plan to recover almost $15 million owed by some suburbs for unpaid water services provided by the City of Chicago. As WBBM Newsradio’s Bob Conway reports, the...
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Mayor Emanuel Cracks Down On City Employee Debts
CHICAGO (CBS) — Mayor Rahm Emanuel is cracking down on city workers who haven’t paid their old parking tickets and other debts. In a news release Tuesday, the mayor said the city will begin enforcing...
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Mayor: Suburbs Will Share Water-Bill Pain With Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS) –- It’s not just Chicagoans who would get socked with larger water bills, under Mayor Emanuel’s proposed city budget. Residents of the more than 100 suburbs that purchase their water from...
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Aldermen Express Concern About Higher Fees In Budget Plan
Updated 10/19/11 – 5:24 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – City budget hearings got underway Wednesday morning at City Hall, as aldermen questioned Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s budget team about the spending plan for 2012....
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City Budget Means Higher Fees; Had Enough?
CHICAGO (CBS) – Chicago now has an official city budget for 2012 – a plan that calls for spending more than $6 billion. But to wipe out some red ink, several city fees and other charges will go up....
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Report: City Succeeding In Collecting Outstanding Debt
CHICAGO (CBS) — The Emanuel Administration’s crackdown on scofflaws within the ranks of its own employees seems to be paying off. As WBBM Newsradio Political Editor Craig Dellimore reports, about a...
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Charities Bracing For Chicago Water Bills
CHICAGO (CBS) — Mayor Emanuel’s new water and sewer bills are back in the news. They have yet to be issued, but churches and charities are trying to figure out how big they’ll be. CBS 2′s Derrick...
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Some Churches Face Steep Costs In Installing Water Meters
CHICAGO (CBS) — When it comes to water meters in Chicago, churches are getting by on a wing and a prayer. As WBBM Newsradio’s Felicia Middlebrooks reports, for many years, churches and other...
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Survive This Economy: Cutting Your Water Bill
CHICAGO (CBS) – It’s something we all do: look for ways to cut our household bills. The Wrights are no different. They were worried when their water bills starting going up. What they found and what...
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Aqua Illinois Customers Furious With Skyrocketing Water Bills
CHICAGO (CBS) – They say they’re drowning in their water bills; scores of angry customers of Aqua Illinois say they have to think twice now about everyday tasks like taking a shower, washing the...
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‘Clean’ Water In Sauk Village Brings Higher Bills, But Many Still Won’t Drink It
SAUK VILLAGE, Ill. (CBS) – A twist in Sauk Village’s water saga – officials have said the water supply is safe, but some residents still aren’t drinking it, even though they’re paying a lot more for it...
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City Council Approves Emanuel Plan To Reduce Water Bills For Some Charities
CHICAGO (CBS) — The Chicago City Council has approved Mayor Emanuel’s plan to reduce the water bills of some charitable groups, but negotiations are still continuing, reports WBBM Political Editor...
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2 Investigators: Late Fees On Water Bill Could Force Family From Home
POPLAR GROVE, Ill. (CBS) – Thousands of dollars in fees on a water bill may force a family to become homeless. The desperate parents say their village is charging excessive fees, more than many other...
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West Chicago Homeowners Still Waiting For Water Bills
(CBS) – It’s a waiting game in West Chicago as homeowners continue to look for water bills that still haven’t arrived, reports WBBM’s Bernie Tafoya. Some West Chicago homeowners haven’t received a...
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West Chicago Still Catching Up On Yearlong Backlog Of Water Bills
WBBM 780’s Bernie Tafoya WBBM 780/105.9FMplaypause CHICAGO (CBS) – Many residents of West Chicago are still waiting on their city to send them a water bill. For many of them, it’s been as long as 15...
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Maywood Threatens To Shut Off The Tap For Residents With Overdue Water Bills
CHICAGO (CBS) — For the second day in a row, more than a hundred people have lined up at the village offices in west suburban Maywood, after being notified their water service would be shut off if they...
View ArticleCharities Bracing For Chicago Water Bills
CHICAGO (CBS) — Mayor Emanuel’s new water and sewer bills are back in the news. They have yet to be issued, but churches and charities are trying to figure out how big they’ll be. CBS 2’s Derrick...
View ArticleGetting Hosed: Chicago Property Owners Paying For Water They Never Used
CHICAGO (CBS) — The City of Chicago is going after residents for millions of dollars, attempting to collect bills for water they never used. An investigation by CBS 2’s Brad Edwards raises some...
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