Section 5-117 of the Public Utilities Act 220 ILCS 5/5-117, as amended by Public Act 99-0906, "require[s] all gas, electric, and water companies with at least 100,000 customers under its authority within this State, to submit an annual report by April 15, 2015 and every April 15 thereafter, in a searchable Adobe PDF format, on all procurement goals and actual spending for female-owned, minority-owned, veteran-owned, and small business enterprises in the previous calendar year," and the utilities' plan for implementing and realizing their goals for the following year. Section 5-117 also requires the ICC and participating entities to hold an Annual Policy Session that is open to the public on the subject of supplier diversity. The policy session follows the submission of the Supplier Diversity Reports each year.
Follow the instructions to file it electronically.
Section 10 of the Railroad Supplier Diversity Act, effective January 1, 2018, states that Class I railroads may submit to the Commission an annual report on supplier diversity, and requires the Commission to hold an annual workshop to hear from the railroads and/or advocates about solutions to improve supplier diversity. The Commission has also invited other organizations not required to file annual supplier diversity reports pursuant to Section 5-117 to do so voluntarily. View railroad and voluntary filing reports
The Office of Diversity and Community Affairs produces an annual report that analyzes the data contained in the annual reports submitted by the five public utilities with the largest number of customers in Illinois. View ICC Supplier Diversity Annual Reports Illinois Utilities Business Diversity Council (IUBDC) 2017 – 2020 Economic Impact Report