City of Champaign v. Illinois Commerce Commission

The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC or Commission) appeals an order of the circuit court which reversed a Commission decision establishing new rates for municipal fire hydrant service provided by Northern Illinois Water Company (Northern). The principal points of contention between the ICC and the plaintiffs, the city of Champaign and the city of Urbana (the cities) is whether the ICC provided proper notice of its intention to raise the rates charged by Northern for municipal fire hydrant service and whether the ICC had the power to raise such rates as part of a general review of Northern’s…