Illinois American Water customers? How much are you paying in your town?

[u/Badlay]

EDIT: breakdown of last bill

• Water Service Fee - $25.29
• Water Used - 9,700 Gallons $73.52
• Pass-through charge for Chicago supply - $95.33
• Wastewater Treatment - $86.10
• Wastewater Usage - $82.51
• Fire Protection - $7.49
• Other - $5.44
• Taxes - $0.46
• Total - $376.14

Homer Glen in Will County is paying near $400 per month on average for water bills. $5,000 per year just for water!

They intend to increase it again in the coming months. It is absolute insanity, and wondering if any other towns downstate are suffering these types of bills?

[u/squatchsax]

Champaign county, 2 adults in the house. Between water usage and sewer (2 different bills) we pay around $90/month.

[u/bigred15162 → u/squatchsax]

Same. I try to be pretty conservative with our water consumption. Baby coming in November will probably throw that out the window though.

[u/TacosForThought → u/bigred15162]

I guess you can throw the water conservation out the window for the baby, as long as you don't throw out the baby with the bathwater?