I purchased a property in Elgin Illinois that is a foreclosure property and didn't do a home inspection since I knew the bank won't do any repairs anyway. After the closing I called Nicor gas to tell them that I was the new owner of the property and need to connect service. Since the previous owner didn't pay the bill they disconnected the meter from outside of the home and they told me that in order for them to connect the service again it will take up to 8 weeks for them to send somebody to put a new meter. It is winter time... read full review »