NEWS
RELEASE








FOR
IMMEDIATE
RELEASE                                                                                                                    FOR MORE
INFORMATION


November
20,
2008                                                                                                           Contact:  Mark Knox, re:
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NICOR
ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF NEW DIRECTOR




Naperville,
IL - Nicor Inc. (NYSE:GAS) today announced the appointment of Armando J. Olivera
to the Nicor Inc. board of directors.  He was also appointed to the board
of directors of the company's principal subsidiary, Nicor Gas.




Mr.
Olivera is President and Chief Executive Officer of Florida Power & Light
Company (FPL).  FPL, a subsidiary of FPL Group (NYSE: FPL), is the largest
investor-owned electric utility in Florida.  Mr. Olivera has worked for FPL
for more than 35 years and has served as a director of the company since
1999.  Prior to his 2003 appointment to his current position, Mr.
Olivera served in a variety of management positions with the company, including
as Vice President of Construction Services, System Operations and Distribution;
and Senior Vice President of System Operations.




Mr.
Olivera recently served on the Florida Governor’s Action Team on Energy and
Climate Change, a governor-appointed committee tasked with developing a
comprehensive strategy to achieve targets for statewide greenhouse gas
reductions.  Mr. Olivera is a past president of Southeastern Electric
Exchange and the immediate past chairman of the Florida Reliability Coordinating
Council.  He serves as a member of Cornell University Engineering
Council and Cornell University Council.  Mr. Olivera is also on the
board of directors of the public-private partnership – Enterprise Florida Inc.,
an organization dedicated to economic development in Florida.




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"Armando
Olivera is an outstanding addition to our board of directors," said Russ M.
Strobel, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer.  "Armando’s
extensive industry experience and economic development background will bring a
valuable perspective to Nicor and further complement an already strong
board."




Mr.
Olivera holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from
Cornell University and a Master’s of Business Administration degree from the
University of Miami.  He is also a graduate of the professional
management development program of the Harvard Business School.




Nicor
Inc. (NYSE: GAS) is a holding company and is a member of the Standard &
Poor’s 500 Index.  Its primary business is Nicor Gas, one of the nation’s
largest natural gas distribution companies.  Nicor owns Tropical
Shipping, a containerized shipping business serving the Caribbean region and the
Bahamas.  In addition, the company owns and has an equity interest in
several energy-related businesses.  For more information, visit the
Nicor Web site at www.nicor.com.





Caution Concerning
Forward-Looking Statements


This
document includes certain forward-looking statements about the expectations of
Nicor and its subsidiaries and affiliates.  Although Nicor believes
these statements are based on reasonable assumptions, actual results may vary
materially from stated expectations.  Such forward-looking statements
may be identified by the use of forward-looking words or phrases such as
“anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “planned,” “potential,”
“should,” “will,” “would,” “project,” “estimate,” “ultimate,” or similar
phrases.  Actual results may differ materially from those indicated in
the company’s forward-looking statements due to the direct or indirect effects
of legal contingencies (including litigation) and the resolution of those
issues, including the effects of an ICC review, and undue reliance should not be
placed on such statements.




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Other
factors that could cause materially different results include, but are not
limited to, weather conditions; natural disasters; natural gas and other fuel
prices; fair value accounting adjustments; inventory valuation; health care
costs; insurance costs or recoveries; legal costs; borrowing needs; interest
rates; credit conditions; economic and market conditions; accidents, leaks,
equipment failures, service interruptions, environmental pollution, and other
operating risks; tourism and construction in the Bahamas and Caribbean region;
energy conservation; legislative and regulatory actions; tax rulings or audit
results; asset sales; significant unplanned capital needs; future
mercury-related charges or credits; changes in accounting principles,
interpretations, methods, judgments or estimates; performance of major
customers, transporters, suppliers and contractors; labor relations; and acts of
terrorism.





Readers
are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements,
which speak only as of the date of this release.  Nicor undertakes no
obligation to publicly release any revision to these forward-looking statements
to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release.




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