Citizens Utility Board

CUB: “The company is pushing for an excessive profit rate for their shareholders....They want to increase it to 10.75%, which would be among the highest profit rates for shareholders that any utility has in Illinois."

Illinois American Water seeks $142.4 million rate increase

🚰💵📈 https://www.25newsnow.com/2026/06/04/illinois-american-water-seeks-1424-million-rate-increase/

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As it attempts to dominate the state’s private water landscape through an aggressive acquisition strategy, Illinois American Water is pushing a rate hike that would overcharge customers by at least $54 million–including an exorbitant profit rate for shareholders and executive bonuses.

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