According to the Chicago Tribune, these price increases will cause Chicago area electricity bills to go up $107 to $178 per year and raise annual costs for Chicago Public Schools by $2.7 million, $3.3 million for the Metropolitan Water District, and $5.4 million for Chicagos city government.
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Yes indeed.
Just got my water bill with notice of increase of 15%.
Keep it coming boys.
Americans will revolt against your asses soon enough, keep it coming.
12-31-2012
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/...meter-rates-water-and-sewer-rates-power-rates
Chicago, Cook and state fees to rise in 2013
In Chicago, water bills will rise significantly, property taxes will go up, parking meter rates will jump yet again and speed cameras will start fining lead-footed drivers
Throughout the state, car owners and strip club patrons will pay higher fees. And many Chicago-area commuters will be hit with increased fares and tolls.
City property owners and suburbs that buy city water face a 15 percent rate increase in water rates. Sewer charges, added to city property owners' bimonthly bills, will be 92 percent of the water tab, an increase of 3 percentage points.
Speeders in Chicago might want to set aside some money to pay tickets. Two companies are now staging trials of speed cameras near parks and schools under a program Emanuel has touted as a safety initiative. Once the cameras are up and running and fines are being doled out, the city expects to raise between $20 million and $30 million this year.
After a trial period, the owners of vehicles photographed going 6 to 10 mph above the limit will be fined $35.
Those caught topping the speed limit by more than 10 mph will get hit with
$100 fines.
Blue Line riders departing from O'Hare International Airport will hand over $5
including a $2.75 surcharge
Chicago Skyway, where the toll for cars will increase by 50 cents to $4.