By Scot Bertram | Illinois News Network
A new law is designed to protect Illinois consumers from years of back-billing by local utility providers.
State Rep. Joe Sosnowski, R-Rockford, says previously there was no limit as to how many years of payments could be recovered if a local, municipal utility discovered an issue.
“There’s been numerous instances locally and around the state, where through no fault of the customer, municipalities or sewer plants have gone back and required that they back bill as much as ten years,” Sosnowski said. “That’s just way too much of a burden for something that’s not the consumer’s fault.”
Sosnowski says the amounts owed can be enough to cause enormous hardship for individuals or businesses in the state…
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