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Nicor Gas delivers natural gas to more than 2.1 million customers in a
service territory that encompasses most of the northern third of Illinois,
excluding Chicago. The company serves 641 communities in its 17,000
square-mile service territory.
The company has a diverse customer base, an extensive storage and transmission
system, and an advantageous location on the nation's interstate natural gas pipeline grid.
Nicor Gas is the principal business of Nicor Inc., an investor-owned holding
company. Nicor Inc. also operates Tropical Shipping, a leading transporter of
containerized freight in the Caribbean and the Bahamas. Nicor also owns several
energy-related businesses and has an equity interest in several energy-related businesses.
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