{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_w2kjzwtym3nx7ieitrda","title":"Lawmakers urge Illinois Commerce Commission to oppose $144 million Peoples Gas rate hike","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/chicago-officials-to-urge-illinois-commerce-commission-to-oppose-w2kjzwtym3","count":3,"items":[{"id":"n_szketjfgyjrm2l43tc2a","seq":776435,"kind":"article","title":"Lawmakers urge Illinois Commerce Commission to oppose $144 million Peoples Gas rate hike","url":"https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/lawmakers-urge-illinois-commerce-commission-to-oppose-144-million-peoples-gas-rate-hike","summary":"Data from August shows more than 160,000 Peoples Gas residential customers are behind on payments. Now lawmakers from Illinois and Chicago are calling on the Illinois Commerce Commission to oppose the utility's proposed $144 rate hike, which would raise customers' bills.","published":"2026-09-29T21:47:00Z","seen":"2026-09-29T22:28:01Z","lang":"en","country":"US","source":{"id":"kite-cbsnews-com-6d98b8","name":"cbsnews.com","domain":"cbsnews.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q861764","name":"Q861764","type":"broadcaster","country":"US","designations":["specialty channel","television production company"]}},"via":"kite-cbsnews-com-6d98b8","topics":["chicago","cbs 2 news evening","syndication","news","spoken word wbbmtv","local news"],"authors":["CBS Chicago"],"image":"https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/09/29/1ee711ad-fc9e-46a6-b503-ebaec2ff9111/thumbnail/1024x576/a23ec586b68cb0f74a8922a6f6fb2a1f/1fcbea0f695440df32a4bc4b224b46b6-0-1790718449807.jpg","story":"st_w2kjzwtym3nx7ieitrda","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.7799999713897705,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.4000000059604645,"political":0.75},{"id":"n_jcelwjfstgfc7pskreza","seq":731274,"kind":"article","title":"Chicago officials to urge Illinois Commerce Commission to oppose Peoples Gas $144 million rate hike","url":"https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/chicago-officials-to-urge-illinois-commerce-commission-to-oppose-peoples-gas-144-million-rate-hike","summary":"Chicago elected officials and other representatives from Illinois are pushing back on Peoples Gas' proposed $144 million rate hike.","published":"2026-09-29T16:24:00Z","seen":"2026-09-29T17:23:10Z","lang":"en","country":"US","source":{"id":"kite-cbsnews-com-6d98b8","name":"cbsnews.com","domain":"cbsnews.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q861764","name":"Q861764","type":"broadcaster","country":"US","designations":["specialty channel","television production company"]}},"via":"kite-cbsnews-com-6d98b8","topics":["chicago","cbs 2 news mid-day","syndication","news","spoken word wbbmtv","local news"],"authors":["CBS Chicago"],"entities":[{"id":"Q1297","name":"Chicago","type":"place"},{"id":"Q16996639","name":"Illinois Commerce Commission","type":"org"}],"image":"https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/09/29/2619c380-ff4b-4656-93ba-e5aa5fc0ca8f/thumbnail/1024x576/48580cba804e9871fe04c2472eb83b3d/af100e0e0839767c0390c1780c57eec7-0-1790699136501.jpg","story":"st_w2kjzwtym3nx7ieitrda","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.7599999904632568,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.20000000298023224,"political":0.6800000071525574},{"id":"n_w2kjzwtym3nx7ieitrda","seq":705080,"kind":"article","title":"Chicago officials to urge Illinois Commerce Commission to oppose Peoples Gas $144 million rate hike proposal","url":"https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-officials-illinois-commerce-commission-peoples-gas-rate-hike","summary":"Chicago elected officials and other representatives from Illinois are pushing back on Peoples Gas' proposed $144 million rate hike.","published":"2026-09-29T14:59:23Z","seen":"2026-09-29T15:20:31Z","lang":"en","country":"US","source":{"id":"kite-cbsnews-com-6d98b8","name":"cbsnews.com","domain":"cbsnews.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q861764","name":"Q861764","type":"broadcaster","country":"US","designations":["specialty channel","television production company"]}},"via":"kite-cbsnews-com-6d98b8","topics":["chicago","local news","syndicated local"],"authors":["Sara Tenenbaum"],"entities":[{"id":"Q16996639","name":"Illinois Commerce Commission","type":"org"}],"image":"https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/03/17/73af7c37-d315-4c34-a0fd-ccf95aa28106/thumbnail/1024x576/e8402825214080d82a11a70f7c786806/gettyimages-2253060387.jpg","story":"st_w2kjzwtym3nx7ieitrda","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.7599999904632568,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.20999999344348907,"political":0.6800000071525574}]}