Illinois Power Co. v. Illinois Commerce Commission

On December 7, 1981, Illinois Power Company filed a petition under section 27 of the Public Utilities Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. HP/s, par. 27) seeking approval by the Illinois Commerce Commission of a proposed merger of its wholly owned subsidiary, I.P., Inc., with Mt. Carmel Public Utility Company. The Commission allowed Central Illinois Public Service Company (CIPS), which also was interested in acquiring Mt. Carmel, to intervene and, after hearings at which Illinois Power and Mt. Carmel presented evidence in support of the petition and CIPS presented evidence in opposition, the…