There are many programs offering assistance for utilities. Township staff can help determine eligibility and help apply. If you are 55+ or a person with a disability call 847-285-4541. All other residents should call 847-285-4503 whether at risk for shut off or have difficulty keeping up with utility expenses.
Emergency Assistance provides financial support through a crisis circumstance such as a utility disconnection. Applicants must be a resident of the Township and a U.S. citizen or qualified immigrant. Emergency Assistance can be issued once in any twenty-four (24) month period. Program guidelines are established by the Township Supervisor and administered by the Welfare Services Department.
The Furnace Repair and Replacement Program is available to LIHEAP-eligible households with heating systems that aren’t working or are unsafe.
This federally funded program is designed to assist low-income eligible households with heating and cooling bills. The program has household income eligibility requirements at a maximum of 200% FPL. The program year begins October 1, 2024, and runs until August 15, 2025, or until funds are exhausted.
To help the most vulnerable populations within communities first, there will be only one (1) priority period during which only select households will be eligible to apply before the program is offered to all Cook County residents.
Beginning October 1st, households with at least one (1) member aged 60 or older, person(s) with a government certified disability, families with children 5 & under, households disconnected from one or both utilities or in danger of being disconnected can apply for LIHEAP benefits.
Beginning November 1, all other Cook County households, including those in Priority Group 1, may apply for benefits.
LIHEAP Flyer 2024
This program assists households in becoming more energy efficient to help reduce heating and cooling costs and to address health and safety issues for income eligible residents.
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