A Chicago alderperson is calling on the city to force ComEd to the bargaining table and demand relief for electric customers who’ve been hit with skyrocketing bills thanks to a June 1 rate hike and scorching hot summer.

Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36th) wants the city to finally renew the long-expired power-service agreement that ComEd is operating under, and for Mayor Brandon Johnson to negotiate more relief money for people struggling to pay their electric bills as part of the deal.

“We have a franchise agreement with ComEd, from the city of Chicago, that is yet to be finalized… everything’s on the table,” Villegas said at a news conference Wednesday. “There has to be a real, candid discussion as to: What are we going to do to make sure that people are not having to choose between eggs, mil

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