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Attorney General Warns Residents About Alternative Energy Scams

Attorney General Lisa Madigan told residents of the Woodlawn community that there’s a lot of confusion about alternative energy companies and how some of them will sometimes switch consumers’ electricity or natural gas company without consumers realizing it, WBBM Newsradio’s Bernie Tafoya reports.

She says, “You always have to be skeptical when somebody’s out there…knocking on your door and claiming that they are going to reduce your rates.”

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Former Hartford refinery owner to pay $10 million for cleanup

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced the settlement with former owner Apex Oil Co. Wednesday. Apex is based in Clayton, Mo., and ran the plant for more than 20 years.

Madigan said in a press release that the state will continue to press for cleanup funds from the current facility owner, Premcor Refining Group Inc., based in Connecticut, which she said had opposed the settlement with Apex.

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