The Illinois Commerce Commission is a quasi-judicial tribunal that regulates public utility services in the
U.S. state of
Illinois. The mission of the ICC is "to pursue an appropriate balance between the interest of consumers and existing and emerging service providers to ensure the provision of adequate, efficient, reliable, safe and least-cost public utility services." The most visible part of this mission is the setting of rates and charges for service by public utilities. (For the ICC, the term "public utility" includes private companies serving the public, but not municipal utilities that are, in a sense, owned by the public.) Examples of utility types regulated by the ICC include electric, natural gas, telecommunications, water, and sewer. The ICC also regulates certain transportation activities, including railroad safety, towing, trucking, and household goods moving.
Since the 1970s, the Commission's Springfield, Illinois headquarters has been in the former
Leland Hotel.
Chairmen and commissioners
The ICC has five Commissioners, who are appointed by the
Governor of Illinois for five year terms and confirmed by the
Illinois Senate
The Illinois Senate is the Upper house, upper chamber of the Illinois General Assembly, the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state, State of Illinois in the United States. The body was created by the first state constitution adop ...
. Under Illinois law, no more than three Commissioners may belong to the same political party.
Illinois Board Appointments
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Current Commissioners
See also
*Public Utilities Commission
In the United States, it is a governing body of a utility. In Canada, it is a utility, not a regulatory body.
Canada
In Canada, a public utilities commission (PUC) is a public utility owned and operated by a municipal or local government under t ...
References
External links
Illinois Commerce Commission Website
Illinois
Commerce Commission
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