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Delinquency and service protection

Understand the shut-off process before it reaches your door

The safest time to ask about a past-due balance, payment arrangement, or hardship protection is before the final notice. This page translates the provider’s published rules into a practical checklist.

Notice and timing

How delinquency is handled

Grace period after the due date

Water is billed at the close of each calendar month and due upon receipt; it becomes past due on the 15th of the month in which the bill is received. The late-notice period runs to the 25th, when service is subject to termination on the first business day after the 25th.

Late-fee calculation

A 10% late charge is added after the 15th. The past-due notice states that the total, including the late charge, is due by the 25th. Water charges must be paid before the City accepts payment for bundled electric, sewer, or garbage charges.

Disconnection timeline

Monthly bill closes at month-end; account becomes past due on the 15th; a past-due notice is mailed with a 10% late charge; full payment is due by the 25th; service terminates on the first business day after the 25th if unpaid. Reinstatement requires payment of all amounts due.

Statutory warning protocol

What notice should you expect?

The code requires a mailed past-due notice stating the 10% late charge and the 25th final payment date. The reviewed sources do not document automated calls, text notices, colored paper, or door hangers.

If a notice seems wrong

Document the account balance, payment confirmation, notice date, and any household medical or accessibility concern. Then call the provider using the contact information on its official bill or profile before the stated deadline.

Restoring service

Reconnection costs and timing

A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. The reviewed current code and portal explain that all amounts due must be paid for reinstatement but do not expose the current reconnect dollar amount or an after-hours differential.

Need a payment arrangement?

Ask before the shut-off date

Tell the customer-service representative that you are responding to a delinquency notice and ask specifically about installment plans, hardship protection, charity referrals, and the amount required to stop the disconnection order.

Customer protection guide

What to do when a bill becomes urgent

A delinquency notice from City of La Grange Utilities should be treated as a time-sensitive account document. Read the exact due date, amount required, notice method, and contact instructions on the notice, then compare them with the provider details in this guide.

If you have already paid, gather the confirmation number and posting date. If you cannot pay the full amount, call before the stated shut-off date and ask about arrangements, hardship protections, agency referrals, and the minimum amount needed to pause action.

Keep the conversation specific: ask what will stop the order, when the payment must post, whether a reconnection fee applies, and whether the utility requires a separate request for medical, accessibility, or household-protection status.

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