Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) backed a plan to help people pay utility bills during COVID-19. | Stock Photo
Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) backed a plan to help people pay utility bills during COVID-19. | Stock Photo
The Morris state senator supported a utility relief program deal to help customers pay their bills as a result of the rapid spread of COVID-19 and actions taken to combat the virus.
The utility assistance program is a deal between the state's Attorney General's Office, utility companies and consumer groups to service active, which was approved by the Illinois Commerce Commission.
"So many of our residents have suffered an immense financial hardship caused by this pandemic," Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) said in a statement on her website. "Our state still has a long way to go before we truly recover from the lockdown’s financial impact. This agreement ensures that struggling families and small businesses have one less thing to worry about as they move forward."
Illinois Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris)
| Photo Courtesy of Sue Rezin Facebook
The deal included the state's eight largest utilities and would last at least until early August, depending on the status of Illinois' reopening.
"We need to make sure that people don’t lose access to life-saving services because of this unprecedented health crisis," Rezin said in her statement.
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