Heating bills are going to be even more expensive this winter thanthey were last year.
Peoples Gas, the gas company for Chicago city residents, saidcustomer bills will rise on average 10 percent over a year ago.
Nicor Gas, which serves many suburban Chicago customers, said itexpects customers' total winter bills to rise 12.1 percent over lastwinter.
Both companies say the average price increase covers expectedmonthly bills for the period from November to March.
More bad news: It's not going to get a whole lot cheaper in thecoming winters. Drilling for gas isn't expected to catch up withbusiness' and consumers' needs of natural gas for at least the …
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