Nicor Gas Participates In 54 Fire Department Open Houses Across Northern Illinois

Natural Gas Exhibit Provides Public With Valuable Home Safety Tips

September 28, 2007
Naperville, IL – Nicor Gas will participate in 54 Fire Department Open Houses (see schedule) across its service territory to educate the public on natural gas safety.  The program will run through October 14 with the majority of open houses to take place during National Fire Prevention Week (October 7-13).  This is the third year in a row that Nicor Gas has supported the local Fire Department Open Houses and the 2007 program has expanded, compared to last year, from 41 to 54 locations.

"At Nicor Gas our number one priority is providing safe and reliable service to our
customers and these open houses serve as venues to communicate important safety
information to Illinois communities.  We are proud to partner with our local fire
departments on these important initiatives," said Margi Schiemann, Director of
Community Relations for Nicor Gas.

The Fire Department Open Houses are fun family-friendly events which are held to inform
the community members about home safety measures that can help prevent fires.  At each
of the 54 locations, Nicor Gas will display a colorful tabletop exhibit of a family home
with callouts to key natural gas safety tips.  To help showcase the importance of replacing
brass appliance connectors, the exhibit will also feature samples for guests to examine of
"correct" and "incorrect" appliance connectors.  To engage the younger audience, Nicor
Gas representatives will conduct a drawing at each location and award an individual
winner with a prize. To enter the prize drawing, participants just need to answer a few
simple but important questions about natural gas safety.  The winners will receive a Lego®
Fire Station (includes fire house, two fire trucks, and four fire fighters).

As part of the company's commitment to safety, more than 80 Nicor Gas "Employee
Ambassadors" have volunteered to participate in the open houses and will be on hand to
staff the Nicor Gas exhibit and impart important safety information to customers. "Nicor
Gas is committed to contributing to the well-being of our communities. The open houses
allow us to spend time in the communities where we work and live," said Schiemann.

"Fire Department Open Houses are a great way to get the community out to their local fire
stations to learn about fire prevention and have some fun.  We have enjoyed working with
Nicor Gas on a number of initiatives and value their partnership.  Nicor Gas' involvement
in so many open house events is just one example of their commitment to working together
with the fire service." said John Wu, Fire Chief from the City of Naperville.

Nicor Gas is one of the nation's largest gas distribution companies.  Owned by Nicor Inc. (NYSE: GAS) a holding company, Nicor Gas has provided safe and reliable natural gas services for over 50 years.  The Company serves more than 2.1 million customers in a service territory that encompasses most of the northern third of Illinois, excluding the city of Chicago.   For more information, visit the Nicor Web site at www.nicorgas.com

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