CUB’s Outreach team travels across the state of Illinois to staff free events to give consumers energy efficiency tips for their home, educate them on how clean energy can cut their utility bills and help people protect themselves from scams and rip-offs. We hope to see you at one soon!
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 3, Understanding Cable Options and Reducing Robocalls (online)
Join CUB, Chicago Ald. Matt O’Shea, state Sen. Bill Cunningham and state Rep. Mary Gill to learn about your cable options and reducing robocalls. A CUB representative will discuss the choices in the TV market, ways to cut cable costs, streaming services available to consumers and how to avoid common robocall scams. Please register here for this event.
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 5, Home Energy savings with CUB (online event)
Join CUB, Chicago Ald. Matt O’Shea, state Sen. Bill Cunningham and state Rep. Mary Gill to learn about energy choices and ways to save money on utility bills. This free Zoom webinar is designed to help participants better understand utility bills, avoid scams and learn about energy efficiency and solar programs that can help save money and energy. Please register here for this online event.
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 9, Oak Park Building Decarbonization Forum (in-person event)
CUB will join leaders from Oak Park and across the state at the Community Recreation Center (229 Madison St., Oak Park, IL 60302) to learn how recent local, state, and national policies are accelerating the transition to clean energy in homes. Learn how your neighbors are already benefiting from clean energy home upgrades and how you can take positive steps to fight climate change. This informative event will also include opportunities to learn more about clean energy home technologies like induction cooktops and heat pumps, and free consultations from Oak Park Climate Action Network’s Climate Coaches. Please register here for this event.
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 10, utility Bill Clinic hosted from the Office of State Rep. Maurice West
Join CUB and the office of state Rep. Maurice West for a utility Bill Clinic at Kresge Hall within the Riverfront Museum Park (711 N. Main St., Rockford, IL, 61103). Bring current copies of electric, gas, cable and landline/cellphone bills and speak one-on-one with a CUB counselor who can review them, answer questions and give money-saving tips. Please call 815-987-7433 to reserve your spot.
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 19, CUB Members Only Event
CUB is so grateful for your support and we’re holding a special Zoom event for CUB members to discuss what your generosity made possible in 2024. Join CUB Executive Director Sarah Moskowitz for her Year in Review presentation, as she recounts the utility battles and consumer victories of 2024. Don’t miss it! Call CUB Communications Director Jim Chilsen for information about registering for this event, 1-800-669-5556.
