City of Chicago v. Illinois Commerce Commission

PRESIDING JUSTICE CERDA

delivered the opinion of the court:

The City of Chicago (the City) and Chicago Emergency Telephone System Board, appellants, appeal from the assertion of regulatory authority by the Illinois Commerce Commission (Commission), appellee, over the use of 9-1-1 surcharges by local governments to fund their 9-1-1 emergency systems. The Commission promulgated regulations exempting users of a class of telephone service, called Centrex, from paying the full 9-1-1 surcharge rate.

The issue in this case is whether the Emergency Telephone System Act (the Act) (50 ILCS 750/0.01 et…