(WKBN/AP) – More and more customers are falling behind on their utility bills. Past-due balances jumped 9.7% in the second quarter over the same period last year, according to the Century Foundation, ...

Brendan Clancy, Portage Township trustee, has seen more people coming to his office for help with energy assistance this year. “It’s disheartening,” Clancy said. “These are my neighbors and my friends ...

With dangerously cold temperatures gripping Chicagoland, many households are turning up the heat — and that means higher utility bills. But there are programs available to help offset those costs.