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Chris Canning

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Garrett Bill Will Hold ComEd Accountable

Task force of municipal officials drafts white paper for state senator to turn into legislation.

When state Sen. Susan Garrett (D-Lake Forest) called a meeting in July to bring municipal officials and ComEd executives together to resolve some of the problems arising from severe summer storms, Glenview Village Manager Todd Hileman asked to attend.  Little did Hileman know he would be volunteering to head a task force that presented a white paper Tuesday at a news conference sponsored by the Northwest Municipal Conference in Chicago that Garrett will turn into legislation to hold ComEd accountable for its actions.  More storms, more problems Hileman served on a similar task force three years ago after an earlier series of storms and thought some progress was made. But when Glenview's Village Hall lost power for more than a day in June, …

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