City of Champaign v. Illinois Commerce Commission

The cities of Champaign and Urbana (cities), intervenors, appeal from the final order of the Illinois Commerce Commission (Commission) which altered portions of an agreement reached between the cities and Northern Illinois Water Corporation (NIWC). (Northern Illinois Water Corp., No. 89 — 0176 (Illinois Commerce Comm’n, Mar. 21, 1990) (unpublished decision) (hereinafter Commission’s decision).) The cities contend the Commission erred in finding fees negotiated between them and NIWC should be recaptured from municipal customers only and in ordering the fees be line itemized. We affirm.

In 1986,…