Nicor

1844 Ferry Rd, Naperville, IL 60563

Appeals panel: IL Commerce Commission properly OK'd Kanakee County nat gas lines to serve poor Black rural township

By Scott Holland | Tuesday, Apr 18, 2023 @ 10:53am

Appellate judges shut off attempts by environmental and social justice activists to block the extension of natural gas lines into Pembroke Township. The judge said they wouldn't undo a 2021 state law that enjoyed strong public support for the Nicor project
Judge: Evanston's 'actions speak louder than words'; Lack of action dooms pollution suit vs Nicor, ComEd

By Scott Holland | Tuesday, Apr 16, 2019 @ 9:03pm

A Chicago federal judge has refused to allow the city of Evanston to continue with a three-year-old lawsuit demanding Nicor and ComEd be forced to pay to clean up water pollution and replace sections of city water main because the city asserted the utilities' predecessors operated a long-shuttered gas manufacturing plant near the north suburb.
Nicor sued over 2016 Homer Glen home explosion caused by gas leak

By Louie Torres | Friday, Mar 2, 2018 @ 11:00pm

A couple is suing Nicor, also on behalf of their daughter, alleging the utility should be made to pay for severe injuries the father and his daughter sustained when their house in Homer Glen exploded, when their furnace ignited natural gas they say had accumulated in their home because of work Nicor was doing on a nearby natural gas line.