Help paying bills in every Illinois county

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• Adams County

  Local help with bills (community action): Two Rivers Regional Council of Public Officials 217-224-8171 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Two Rivers Regional Council of Public Officials 217-224-8171

• Alexander County

  Local help with bills (community action): Shawnee Development Council, Inc. 618-634-2201 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Shawnee Development Council, Inc. 618-634-2201

• Bond County

  Local help with bills (community action): BCMW Community Services, Inc. 618-532-7388 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): BCMW Community Services, Inc. 618-532-7388

• Boone County

  Local help with bills (community action): Rockford Human Services Department 844-710-6919 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Rockford Human Services Department 844-710-6919

• Brown County

  Local help with bills (community action): Two Rivers Regional Council of Public Officials 217-224-8171 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Two Rivers Regional Council of Public Officials 217-224-8171

• Bureau County

  Local help with bills (community action): Tri-County Opportunities Council 800-323-5434 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Tri-County Opportunities Council 800-323-5434

• Calhoun County

  Local help with bills (community action): Illinois Valley Economic Development Corporation 618-576-2218 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Illinois Valley Economic Development Corporation 618-576-2218

• Carroll County

  Local help with bills (community action): Tri-County Opportunities Council 800-323-5434 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Tri-County Opportunities Council 800-323-5434

• Cass County

  Local help with bills (community action): MCS Community Services 217-243-9404 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): MCS Community Services 217-243-9404

• Champaign County

  Local help with bills (community action): Champaign County Regional Planning Commission 217-328-3313 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Champaign County Regional Planning Commission 217-384-1226

• Christian County

  Local help with bills (community action): C.E.F.S. Economic Opportunity Corporation 217-824-4712 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): C.E.F.S. Economic Opportunity Corporation 217-824-4712

• Clark County

  Local help with bills (community action): Embarras River Basin Agency, Inc. 217-923-3113
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Embarras River Basin Agency - Clark outreach office 217-712-2090

• Clay County

  Local help with bills (community action): C.E.F.S. Economic Opportunity Corporation 618-662-4024 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): C.E.F.S. Economic Opportunity Corporation 618-662-4024

• Clinton County

  Local help with bills (community action): BCMW Community Services, Inc. 618-532-7388 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): BCMW Community Services, Inc. 618-532-7388

• Coles County

  Local help with bills (community action): Embarras River Basin Agency, Inc. 217-923-3113
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Embarras River Basin Agency - Coles outreach office 217-500-3120 (Charleston); 217-961-0831 (Mattoon)

• Cook County

  Local help with bills (community action): Community and Economic Development Association of Cook County (CEDA) for suburban Cook; City of Chicago Dept. of Family and Support Services (DFSS) for Chicago residents 800-571-2332 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): CEDA (Cook County incl. Chicago) 800-571-2332

• Crawford County

  Local help with bills (community action): Embarras River Basin Agency, Inc. 217-923-3113
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Embarras River Basin Agency - Crawford outreach office 618-544-8780

• Cumberland County

  Local help with bills (community action): Embarras River Basin Agency, Inc. 217-923-3113
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Embarras River Basin Agency - Cumberland outreach office 217-921-5505

• De Witt County

  Local help with bills (community action): Community Action Partnership of Central Illinois 217-732-2159 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Community Action Partnership of Central Illinois 217-732-2159

• DeKalb County

  Local help with bills (community action): Family Services Agency of DeKalb County 815-758-8616 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Community Contacts, Inc. 847-697-4400

• Douglas County

  Local help with bills (community action): Embarras River Basin Agency, Inc. 217-923-3113
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Embarras River Basin Agency - Douglas outreach office 217-253-4434

• DuPage County

  Local help with bills (community action): DuPage County Department of Community Services 630-407-6500 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): DuPage County Department of Community Services 630-407-6500

• Edgar County

  Local help with bills (community action): Embarras River Basin Agency, Inc. 217-923-3113
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Embarras River Basin Agency - Edgar outreach office 217-500-3090

• Edwards County

  Local help with bills (community action): Wabash Area Development, Inc. 618-963-2387 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Wabash Area Development, Inc. 618-963-2387

• Effingham County

  Local help with bills (community action): C.E.F.S. Economic Opportunity Corporation 217-347-7514 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): C.E.F.S. Economic Opportunity Corporation 217-347-7514

• Fayette County

  Local help with bills (community action): C.E.F.S. Economic Opportunity Corporation 618-283-2631 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): C.E.F.S. Economic Opportunity Corporation 618-283-2631

• Ford County

  Local help with bills (community action): East Central Illinois Community Action Agency 217-579-1054 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): East Central Illinois Community Action Agency 217-579-1054

• Franklin County

  Local help with bills (community action): Crosswalk Community Action Agency 618-937-3581 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Crosswalk Community Action Agency 618-937-3581

• Fulton County

  Local help with bills (community action): Community Action Partnership of Central Illinois 217-732-2159 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Fulton County Health Department 309-647-1134 ext. 245

• Gallatin County

  Local help with bills (community action): Wabash Area Development, Inc. 618-963-2387 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Wabash Area Development, Inc. 618-963-2387

• Greene County

  Local help with bills (community action): Illinois Valley Economic Development Corporation 217-942-6824 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Illinois Valley Economic Development Corporation 217-942-6824

• Grundy County

  Local help with bills (community action): Kendall-Grundy Community Action 630-553-9100 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Kendall-Grundy Community Action 630-553-9100

• Hamilton County

  Local help with bills (community action): Wabash Area Development, Inc. 618-963-2387 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Wabash Area Development, Inc. 618-963-2387

• Hancock County

  Local help with bills (community action): Western Illinois Regional Council 309-837-2997 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Western Illinois Regional Council 309-837-2997

• Hardin County

  Local help with bills (community action): Shawnee Development Council, Inc. 618-634-2201 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Shawnee Development Council, Inc. 618-634-2201

• Henderson County

  Local help with bills (community action): Western Illinois Regional Council 309-837-2997 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Western Illinois Regional Council 309-837-2997

• Henry County

  Local help with bills (community action): Project NOW, Inc. 309-793-6391 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Project NOW, Inc. 309-793-6391

• Iroquois County

  Local help with bills (community action): East Central Illinois Community Action Agency 815-785-1002 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): East Central Illinois Community Action Agency 815-785-1002

• Jackson County

  Local help with bills (community action): Crosswalk Community Action Agency 618-937-3581 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council 618-443-5231 ext. 4

• Jasper County

  Local help with bills (community action): Embarras River Basin Agency, Inc. 217-923-3113
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Embarras River Basin Agency - Jasper outreach office 618-783-3987

• Jefferson County

  Local help with bills (community action): Crosswalk Community Action Agency 618-937-3581 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Crosswalk Community Action Agency 618-937-3581

• Jersey County

  Local help with bills (community action): Illinois Valley Economic Development Corporation 618-498-9521 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Illinois Valley Economic Development Corporation 618-498-9521

• Jo Daviess County

  Local help with bills (community action): Northwestern Illinois Community Action Agency 815-232-3141 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Northwestern Illinois Community Action Agency 815-232-3141

• Johnson County

  Local help with bills (community action): Shawnee Development Council, Inc. 618-634-2201 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Shawnee Development Council, Inc. 618-634-2201

• Kane County

  Local help with bills (community action): Two Rivers Head Start Agency 630-264-1444 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Community Contacts, Inc. 847-697-4400

• Kankakee County

  Local help with bills (community action): Will County Center for Community Concerns (per DCEO county map) 815-722-0722 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Will County Center for Community Concerns 815-722-0722

• Kendall County

  Local help with bills (community action): Kendall-Grundy Community Action 630-553-9100 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Kendall-Grundy Community Action 630-553-9100

• Knox County

  Local help with bills (community action): Western Illinois Regional Council 309-837-2997 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Western Illinois Regional Council 309-837-2997

• LaSalle County

  Local help with bills (community action): Tri-County Opportunities Council 800-323-5434 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Tri-County Opportunities Council 800-323-5434

• Lake County

  Local help with bills (community action): Community Action Partnership of Lake County 224-412-8945 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Community Action Partnership of Lake County 847-249-4330

• Lawrence County

  Local help with bills (community action): Embarras River Basin Agency, Inc. 217-923-3113
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Embarras River Basin Agency - Lawrence outreach office 618-943-2938

• Lee County

  Local help with bills (community action): Tri-County Opportunities Council 800-323-5434 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Tri-County Opportunities Council 800-323-5434

• Livingston County

  Local help with bills (community action): Mid Central Community Action, Inc. 309-829-0691 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Tazwood Community Services, Inc. 309-266-9941

• Logan County

  Local help with bills (community action): Community Action Partnership of Central Illinois 217-732-2159 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Community Action Partnership of Central Illinois 217-732-2159

• Macon County

  Local help with bills (community action): Empowerment Opportunity Center 217-428-0155 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Empowerment Opportunity Center 217-428-0155

• Macoupin County

  Local help with bills (community action): Illinois Valley Economic Development Corporation 217-839-4431 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Illinois Valley Economic Development Corporation 217-839-4431

• Madison County

  Local help with bills (community action): Madison County Community Development 618-296-4386 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Madison County Community Development 618-296-6485

• Marion County

  Local help with bills (community action): BCMW Community Services, Inc. 618-532-7388 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): BCMW Community Services, Inc. 618-532-7388

• Marshall County

  Local help with bills (community action): Tri-County Opportunities Council 800-323-5434 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Tri-County Opportunities Council 800-323-5434

• Mason County

  Local help with bills (community action): Community Action Partnership of Central Illinois 217-732-2159 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Community Action Partnership of Central Illinois 217-732-2159

• Massac County

  Local help with bills (community action): Shawnee Development Council, Inc. 618-634-2201 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Shawnee Development Council, Inc. 618-634-2201

• McDonough County

  Local help with bills (community action): Western Illinois Regional Council 309-837-2997 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Western Illinois Regional Council 309-837-2997

• McHenry County

  Local help with bills (community action): McHenry County Housing Authority 815-338-7752 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): McHenry County Housing Authority 815-308-6057

• McLean County

  Local help with bills (community action): Mid Central Community Action, Inc. 309-829-0691 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Tazwood Community Services, Inc. 309-266-9941

• Menard County

  Local help with bills (community action): Community Action Partnership of Central Illinois 217-732-2159 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Community Action Partnership of Central Illinois 217-732-2159

• Mercer County

  Local help with bills (community action): Project NOW, Inc. 309-793-6391 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Project NOW, Inc. 309-793-6391

• Monroe County

  Local help with bills (community action): Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council 618-965-3458 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council 618-443-5231 ext. 4

• Montgomery County

  Local help with bills (community action): C.E.F.S. Economic Opportunity Corporation 217-532-5971 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): C.E.F.S. Economic Opportunity Corporation 217-532-5971

• Morgan County

  Local help with bills (community action): MCS Community Services 217-243-9404 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): MCS Community Services 217-243-9404

• Moultrie County

  Local help with bills (community action): C.E.F.S. Economic Opportunity Corporation 217-728-7721 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): C.E.F.S. Economic Opportunity Corporation 217-728-7721

• Ogle County

  Local help with bills (community action): Tri-County Opportunities Council 800-323-5434 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Tri-County Opportunities Council 800-323-5434

• Peoria County

  Local help with bills (community action): Tazwood Community Services, Inc. 309-266-9941 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Tazwood Community Services, Inc. 309-266-9941

• Perry County

  Local help with bills (community action): Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council 618-965-3458 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council 618-443-5231 ext. 4

• Piatt County

  Local help with bills (community action): Community Action Partnership of Central Illinois 217-732-2159 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Community Action Partnership of Central Illinois 217-732-2159

• Pike County

  Local help with bills (community action): Two Rivers Regional Council of Public Officials 217-224-8171 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Two Rivers Regional Council of Public Officials 217-224-8171

• Pope County

  Local help with bills (community action): Shawnee Development Council, Inc. 618-634-2201 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Shawnee Development Council, Inc. 618-634-2201

• Pulaski County

  Local help with bills (community action): Shawnee Development Council, Inc. 618-634-2201 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Shawnee Development Council, Inc. 618-634-2201

• Putnam County

  Local help with bills (community action): Tri-County Opportunities Council 800-323-5434 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Tri-County Opportunities Council 800-323-5434

• Randolph County

  Local help with bills (community action): Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council 618-965-3458 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council 618-443-5231 ext. 4

• Richland County

  Local help with bills (community action): Embarras River Basin Agency, Inc. 217-923-3113
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Embarras River Basin Agency - Richland outreach office 618-395-2714

• Rock Island County

  Local help with bills (community action): Project NOW, Inc. 309-793-6391 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Project NOW, Inc. 309-793-6391

• Saline County

  Local help with bills (community action): Wabash Area Development, Inc. 618-963-2387 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Wabash Area Development, Inc. 618-963-2387

• Sangamon County

  Local help with bills (community action): Sangamon County Department of Community Resources 217-535-3120 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Sangamon County Department of Community Resources 217-535-3120

• Schuyler County

  Local help with bills (community action): Two Rivers Regional Council of Public Officials 217-224-8171 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Two Rivers Regional Council of Public Officials 217-224-8171

• Scott County

  Local help with bills (community action): MCS Community Services 217-243-9404 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): MCS Community Services 217-243-9404

• Shelby County

  Local help with bills (community action): C.E.F.S. Economic Opportunity Corporation 217-774-4541 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): C.E.F.S. Economic Opportunity Corporation 217-774-4541

• St. Clair County

  Local help with bills (community action): St. Clair County Community Action Agency 618-825-3263 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): St. Clair County Community Action Agency 618-257-9246

• Stark County

  Local help with bills (community action): Tri-County Opportunities Council 800-323-5434 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Tri-County Opportunities Council 800-323-5434

• Stephenson County

  Local help with bills (community action): Northwestern Illinois Community Action Agency 815-232-3141 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Northwestern Illinois Community Action Agency 815-232-3141

• Tazewell County

  Local help with bills (community action): Tazwood Community Services, Inc. 309-266-9941 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Tazwood Community Services, Inc. 309-266-9941

• Union County

  Local help with bills (community action): Shawnee Development Council, Inc. 618-634-2201 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Shawnee Development Council, Inc. 618-634-2201

• Vermilion County

  Local help with bills (community action): East Central Illinois Community Action Agency 217-554-9100 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): East Central Illinois Community Action Agency 217-554-9100

• Wabash County

  Local help with bills (community action): Wabash Area Development, Inc. 618-963-2387 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Wabash Area Development, Inc. 618-963-2387

• Warren County

  Local help with bills (community action): Western Illinois Regional Council 309-837-2997 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Western Illinois Regional Council 309-837-2997

• Washington County

  Local help with bills (community action): BCMW Community Services, Inc. 618-532-7388 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): BCMW Community Services, Inc. 618-532-7388

• Wayne County

  Local help with bills (community action): Wabash Area Development, Inc. 618-963-2387 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Wabash Area Development, Inc. 618-963-2387

• White County

  Local help with bills (community action): Wabash Area Development, Inc. 618-963-2387 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Wabash Area Development, Inc. 618-963-2387

• Whiteside County

  Local help with bills (community action): Tri-County Opportunities Council 800-323-5434 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Tri-County Opportunities Council 800-323-5434

• Will County

  Local help with bills (community action): Will County Center for Community Concerns 815-722-0722 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Will County Center for Community Concerns 815-722-0722

• Williamson County

  Local help with bills (community action): Crosswalk Community Action Agency 618-937-3581 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Crosswalk Community Action Agency 618-937-3581

• Winnebago County

  Local help with bills (community action): Rockford Human Services Department 844-710-6919 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Rockford Human Services Department 844-710-6919

• Woodford County

  Local help with bills (community action): Tazwood Community Services, Inc. 309-266-9941 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Tazwood Community Services, Inc. 309-266-9941

Phone numbers checked October 26, 2026 against each agency's own website, or the state agency's official list where an agency has no site. Programs change, so confirm with the agency.

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