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Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that the following information for a customer premises shall not be deemed customer-specific information for the purpose of a request for information from a municipality conducting an audit of a public utility: (i) the premises address and zip code; (ii) the classification of the premises as designated by the public utility, such as residential, commercial, or industrial; (iii) monthly usage information sufficient to calculate taxes due, in therms, kilowatts, minutes, or other such other unit of measurement used to calculate the taxes; (iv) the taxes actually assessed, collected, and remitted to the municipality; (v) the first date of service for the premises, if that date occurred within the period being audited; and (vi) any tax exemption claimed for the premises and any additional information that supports a specific tax exemption, if the municipality requests that information, including the customer name and other relevant data. Provides that a municipality may request certain customer-specific information from a utility for the purpose of conducting an audit of the utility's taxes and the enforcement of any related tax claim.