| UNITED                  STATES                                       |
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| SECURITIES                  AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION                  |
| Washington,                  D.C. 20549                              |
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| **FORM                  10-K/A****Amendment                  No. 1** |

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|  R                                                           | ANNUAL                  REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF  |
| THE                  SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934              |
| **For                  the fiscal year ended SEPTEMBER 30, 2006** |
| OR                                                                |
|  £                                                      | TRANSITION                  REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) |
| OF                  THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934           |

| Commission                   | Exact                  Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter, State of                  Incorporation, | IRS                  Employer          |
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| File                  Number | Address                  of Principal Executive Office and Telephone Number                                 | Identification                  Number |
| **1-5540**                   | **PEOPLES                  ENERGY CORPORATION**                                                             | **36-2642766**                         |
| **2-26983**                  | **THE                  PEOPLES GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANY**                                                 | **36-1613900**                         |
| **2-35965**                  | **NORTH                  SHORE GAS COMPANY**                                                                | **36-1558720**                         |
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|                         | (an                  Illinois Corporation)                                                                  |                                   |
|                         | 130                  East Randolph Drive, 24th                  Floor                                       |                                   |
|                         | Chicago,                  Illinois 60601-6207                                                               |                                   |
|                         | Telephone                  (312) 240-4000                                                                   |                                   |

| Securities                  registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: |
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|                                                                         |   | Name                  of each exchange |
| Title                  of Each Class                                         |   | on                  which registered |
| Peoples                  Energy Corporation                                  |   | New                  York Stock Exchange, |
| Common                  Stock, without par value                             |   | Chicago                  Stock Exchange, |
|                                                                         |   | and                  Pacific Exchange |

| Indicate                  by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer,                  as                  defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. |
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| Peoples                  Energy Corporation                                                                                                                                | Yes                  R                  No                  £ |
| The                  Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company                                                                                                                    | Yes                  £                  No                  R |
| North                  Shore Gas Company                                                                                                                                   | Yes                  £                  No                  R |

| Indicate                  by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports                  pursuant                  to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. |
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| Peoples                  Energy Corporation                                                                                                                             | Yes                  £                  No                  R |
| The                  Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company                                                                                                                 | Yes                  R                  No                  £ |
| North                  Shore Gas Company                                                                                                                                | Yes                  R                  No                  £ |

| Indicate                  by check mark whether the registrants (1) have filed all reports                  required                  to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act                  of 1934                  during the preceding 12 months (or for shorter period that the                  registrant                  was required to file such reports), and (2) have been subject to                  such                  filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes R                  No                  £ |
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| Indicate                  by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item                  405 of                  Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and                  will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in                  definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference                  in                  Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.                  R                                                   |

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| Indicate                  by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer,                  an                  accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of                  "accelerated filer and large accelerated filer" in Rule 12b-2 of                  the                  Exchange Act. (Check one): |
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| Peoples                  Energy Corporation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Large                  accelerated filer R  Accelerated                  filer £  Non-accelerated                  filer £                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| The                  Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Large                  accelerated filer £  Accelerated                  filer £  Non-accelerated                  filer R                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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| North                  Shore Gas Company                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Large                  accelerated filer £  Accelerated                  filer £  Non-accelerated                  filer R                                                                                                                                                                                              |

| Indicate                  by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined                  in                  Rule 12b-2 of the Act). |
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| Peoples                  Energy Corporation                                                                                                                | Yes                  £                  No                  R |
| The                  Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company                                                                                                    | Yes                  £                  No                  R |
| North                  Shore Gas Company                                                                                                                   | Yes                  £                  No                  R |

| The                  aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates                  of the                  registrants as of the last business day of the registrant's most                  recently                  completed second fiscal quarter: |
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| Peoples                  Energy Corporation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Approximately                  $1.4 billion computed on the basis of the closing market price                  of $35.64                  for a share of Common Stock on March 31, 2006. |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |   |
| The                  Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | None. |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |   |
| North                  Shore Gas Company                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | None. |

| Indicate                  the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes                  of                  Common Stock, as of the latest practicable date (November 30,                  2006): |
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| Peoples                  Energy Corporation                                                                                                                                                                               | Common                  Stock, no par value, 38,572,918 shares outstanding |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |   |
| The                  Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company                                                                                                                                                                   | Common                  Stock, no par value, 25,357,566 shares outstanding (all of which                  are owned                  beneficially and of record by Peoples Energy                  Corporation) |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |   |
| North                  Shore Gas Company                                                                                                                                                                                  | Common                  Stock, no par value, 3,625,887 shares outstanding (all of which                  are owned                  beneficially and of record by Peoples Energy                  Corporation) |

| This                  combined Form 10-K is separately filed by Peoples Energy Corporation,                  The                  Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company, and North Shore Gas Company.                  Information contained herein relating to any individual company                  is filed                  by such company on its own behalf. Each company makes no representation                  as                  to information relating to the other companies. **The                  Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company and North Shore Gas Company                  meet the                  conditions set forth in General Instruction I(1)(a) and (b) of                  Form 10-K                  and are therefore filing this Form 10-K with the reduced disclosure                  format                  permitted by General Instruction                  I(2).** |
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| **Documents                  Incorporated by Reference** |
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|                                                     |   |   |
|                                                     | Document | Part                  of Form 10-K |
|                                                     |   |   |
| Peoples                  Energy Corporation              | Company's                  Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement or an amendment to                  this Form                  10-K/A filed within 120 days of the end of the Company's fiscal                  year | Part                  III |
|                                                     |   |   |
| The                  Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company  | None |   |
|                                                     |   |   |
| North                  Shore Gas Company                 | None |   |

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**EXPLANATORY        NOTE**

**PART        IV**

**ITEM        15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules**

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| (a)    | 1.     | Financial                  Statements:                      |   |   |   |   |
|   |   | See                  Part II, Item                  8. |   | *      |   |   |

|   | 2.     | Financial                  Statement Schedules: |                                               |   |   |   |
|--------|--------|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
|   |   |                                            |                                               |   |   |   |   |
|   |   | Schedule                                        |                                               |   |   |   |
|   |   |  Number                                    |                                               |   |   |   |
|   |   | II                                              | Valuation                  and Qualifying Accounts |   | *      |   |   |
|   |   |                                            |                                               |   |   |   |
|   | 3.     | Exhibits                                        |                                               |   |   |   |
|   |   | See                  Exhibit Index              |                                               | 5      |   |   |

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**SIGNATURES**

|                                                      |   | PEOPLES                  ENERGY CORPORATION                                                                      |
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|                                                      |   |                                                                                                             |
| Date:                  December                  29, 2006 |   | By:                  /s/                  THOMAS A. NARDI                                                        |
|                                                      |   | Thomas                  A. Nardi                                                                                 |
|                                                      |   | Executive                  Vice President, Chief Financial Officer(Principal                  Financial Officer) |

|                                                      |   | THE                  PEOPLES GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANY                                                                                        |
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|                                                      |   |                                                                                                                                           |
| Date:                  December                  29, 2006 |   | By:                  /s/                  THOMAS A. NARDI                                                                                      |
|                                                      |   | Thomas                  A. Nardi                                                                                                               |
|                                                      |   | Executive                  Vice President, Chief Financial Officerand                  Director (Principal Financial                  Officer) |

|                                                      |   | NORTH                  SHORE GAS COMPANY                                                                                                       |
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|                                                      |   |                                                                                                                                           |
| Date:                  December                  29, 2006 |   | By:                  /s/                  THOMAS A. NARDI                                                                                      |
|                                                      |   | Thomas                  A. Nardi                                                                                                               |
|                                                      |   | Executive                  Vice President, Chief Financial Officerand                  Director (Principal Financial                  Officer) |

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**Peoples        Energy Corporation and Subsidiary Companies**

**EXHIBIT        INDEX**

| (a) | The                  exhibits listed below are filed herewith and made a part hereof,                  and are                  incorporated herein by reference: |
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| ExhibitNumber |  Description                  of Document                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 10(a)*        | Employment                  and Retention Agreement dated August 31, 2006 between the Company                  and                  Thomas M. Patrick.                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 10(b)*        | Seasonal                  Credit Agreement dated as of October 20, 2006 between the Company                  and ABN                  AMRO Bank N.V.                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 10(c)*        | Seasonal                  Credit Agreement dated as of October 20, 2006 between the Company                  and Bank                  of America, N.A.                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 10(d)*        | Seasonal                  Credit Agreement dated as of October 20, 2006 between the Company                  and                  JPMorgan Chase Bank.                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 10(e)*        | Amendment                  Number One to the Amended and Restated Trust under the Company's                  Directors                  Deferred Compensation Plan, Directors Stock and Option Plan, Executive                  Deferred Compensation Plan and Supplemental Retirement Benefit                  Plan, dated                  as of July 24, 2006. |
|          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 12*           | Statement                  re: Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed charges for the Company,                  Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas.                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 21*           | Subsidiaries                  of the Company.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 23(a)*        | Consent                  of Deloitte & Touche LLP to incorporate by reference in Registration                  Statement File Nos. 333-84594, 333-70702, 2-82760, 33-6369, 33-63193,                  333-62070, 333-113204, 333-116192, and 333-17701.                                                                                                       |
|          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 23(b)*        | Consent                  of Netherland, Sewell and Associates, Inc. to incorporate by reference                  in                  Registration Statement File Nos. 333-84594, 333-70702, 2-82760,                  33-6369,                  033-63193, 333-62070, 333-113204, 333-116192, and                  333-17701.                                     |
|          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 23(c)*        | Consent                  of Miller and Lents, Ltd. to incorporate by reference in Registration                  Statement File Nos. 333-84594, 333-70702, 2-82760, 33-6369, 033-63193,                  333-62070, 333-113204, 333-116192, and 333-17701.                                                                                                         |
|          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 23(d)*        | Prator                  Bett, L.L.C. consent to incorporate by reference in Registration                  Statement                  File Nos. 333-84594, 333-70702, 2-82760, 33-6369, 033-63193, 333-62070,                  333-113204, 333-116192, and 333-17701.                                                                                              |
|          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 23(e)**       | Consent                  of Deloitte & Touche LLP (with respect to Elwood Energy                  LLC).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 31(a)**       | Certification                  of Thomas M. Patrick on behalf of the Company, Peoples Gas and                  North Shore                  Gas pursuant to 17 CFR 240.13a-14(a) or 17 CFR 240.15d-14(a), as                  adopted                  pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of                  2002.                                |
|          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 31(b)**       | Certification                  of Thomas A. Nardi on behalf of the Company, Peoples Gas and North                  Shore                  Gas pursuant to 17 CFR 240.13a-14(a) or 17 CFR 240.15d-14(a), as                  adopted                  pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of                  2002.                                  |
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**Peoples        Energy Corporation and Subsidiary Companies**

**EXHIBIT        INDEX**

| ExhibitNumber |  Description                  of Document                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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|          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 32(a)**       | Certification                  of Thomas M. Patrick on behalf of the Company, Peoples Gas and                  North Shore                  Gas pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to                  Section 906                  of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
|          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 32(b)**       | Certification                  of Thomas A. Nardi on behalf of the Company, Peoples Gas and North                  Shore                  Gas pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to                  Section 906                  of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.   |
|          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 99*           | Form                  11-K for the Employee Stock Purchase Plan of the Company for the                  fiscal                  year ended September 30, 2006.                                                                                                                              |
|          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 99.1**        | Consolidated                  Financial Statements of Elwood Energy LLC for the year ended September                  30,                  2006                                                                                                                                             |

| * | Filed                  with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities                  and Exchange Commission on December 14,                  2006. |
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| ** | Filed                  herewith as part of this Form 10-K/A Amendment No.                  1. |
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**Peoples        Energy Corporation and Subsidiary Companies**

**EXHIBIT        INDEX**

|   | ExhibitNumber                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |  Description                  of Document                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
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| (b)    | Exhibits                  listed below have been filed heretofore with the SEC pursuant to                  the                  Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and/or the Securities Exchange                  Act of                  1934, as amended, and are incorporated herein by reference. The                  file                  number and exhibit number of each such exhibit are stated in the                  description of such exhibits. |
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|   | 3(a)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Articles                  of Incorporation of the Company, as amended on March 3, 1995 (The                  Company—Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1995, Exhibit                  3(b)).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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|   | 3(b)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Articles                  of Incorporation of Peoples Gas, as amended on April 24, 1995 (Peoples                  Gas—Form 10-K for fiscal year ended 1995, Exhibit                  3(b)).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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|   | 3(c)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Articles                  of Incorporation of North Shore Gas, as amended on April 24, 1995                  (North                  Shore Gas—Form 10-K for fiscal year ended 1995, Exhibit                  3(b)).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
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|   | 3(d)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | By-Laws                  of the Company, as amended December 2, 2005 (The Company—Form 10-Q for the                  quarter ended March 31, 2006, Exhibit 3).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
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|   | 3(e)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | By-Laws                  of Peoples Gas, as amended August 10, 2004, (Peoples Gas—Form 10-K for the                  fiscal year ended 2004, Exhibit 3(b)).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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|   | 3(f)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | By-Laws                  of North Shore Gas, as amended August 10, 2004, (North Shore Gas—Form 10-K                  for the fiscal year ended 2004, Exhibit 3(d)).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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|   | 4(a)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Indenture                  dated as of January 18, 2001, from the Company to Bank One Trust                  Company                  National Association (The Company—Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March                  31, 2001, Exhibit 4(a)).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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|   | 4(b)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | The                  Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company First and Refunding Mortgage,                  dated                  January 2, 1926, from Chicago By-Product Coke Company to Illinois                  Merchants Trust Company, Trustee, assumed by The Peoples Gas Light                  and                  Coke Company (Peoples Gas) by Indenture dated March 1, 1928 (Peoples                  Gas—May 17, 1935, Exhibit B-6a, Exhibit B-6b A-2 File No. 2-2151, 1936);                  Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 20, 1936, (Peoples Gas—Form                  8-K for the year 1936, Exhibit B-6f); Supplemental Indenture dated                  as of                  March 10, 1950 (Peoples Gas—Form 8-K for the month of March 1950, Exhibit                  B-6i); Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 1, 1951 (Peoples                  Gas—File                  No. 2-8989, Post-Effective, Exhibit 7-4(b)); Supplemental Indenture                  dated                  as of August 15, 1967 (Peoples Gas—File No. 2-26983, Post-Effective,                  Exhibit 2-4); Supplemental Indenture dated as of                  September 15, 1970 (Peoples Gas—File No. 2-38168, Post-Effective                  Exhibit 2-2); Supplemental Indenture dated June 1, 1995 (Peoples                  Gas—Form                  10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1995); Supplemental Indenture,                  First and Refunding Mortgage Multi-Modal Bonds, Series HH of Peoples                  Gas,                  effective March 1, 2000 (Peoples Gas—Form 10-K for fiscal year ended                  September 30, 2000, Exhibit 4(b)); Supplemental Indenture dated                  as of                  February 1, 2003, First and Refunding Mortgage 5% Bonds, Series                  KK (The                  Company and Peoples Gas—Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2003,                  Exhibit 4(a)); Supplemental Indenture dated as of February 1, 2003,                  First                  and Refunding Mortgage Multi-Modal Bonds, Series LL (The Company                  and                  Peoples Gas—Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2003, Exhibit 4(b));                  Supplemental Indenture dated as of |

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**Peoples        Energy Corporation and Subsidiary Companies**

**EXHIBIT        INDEX**

|   | ExhibitNumber |  Description                  of Document                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
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|   |          | February                  15, 2003, First and Refunding Mortgage 4.00% Bonds, Series MM-1                  and Series                  MM-2 (The Company and Peoples Gas—Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March                  31, 2003, Exhibit 4(c)); Supplemental Indenture dated as of April                  15,                  2003, First and Refunding Mortgage 4.625% Bonds, Series NN-1 and                  Series                  NN-2 (The Company and Peoples Gas—Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March                  31, 2003, Exhibit 4(e)); Supplemental Indenture dated as of October                  1,                  2003, First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds, Series OO (The Company                  and                  Peoples Gas—Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2003, Exhibit                  4(a)); Peoples Gas Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 1,                  2003,                  First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds, Series PP (The Company and                  Peoples                  Gas—Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2003, Exhibit 4(b));                  Peoples Gas Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 1, 2003,                  First and                  Refunding Mortgage Multi-Modal Bonds, Series QQ (The Company and                  Peoples                  Gas—Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2003, Exhibit 4(c));                  Peoples Gas Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 1, 2005,                  First and                  Refunding Mortgage Bonds, Series RR (The Company and Peoples Gas—Form 10-Q                  for the quarter ended December 31, 2004, Exhibit 4(b)); Loan Agreement                  between Peoples Gas and Illinois Development Finance Authority                  dated                  October 1, 2003, Gas Supply Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2003C                  (The                  Company and Peoples Gas—Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2003,                  Exhibit 4(d)); Loan Agreement between Peoples Gas and Illinois                  Development                  Finance Authority dated October 1, 2003, Gas Supply Refunding Revenue                  Bonds, Series 2003D (The Company and Peoples Gas—Form 10-Q for the quarter                  ended December 31, 2003, Exhibit 4(e)); Loan Agreement between                  Peoples Gas                  and Illinois Development Finance Authority dated November 1, 2003,                  Gas                  Supply Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2003E (The Company and Peoples                  Gas—Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2003, Exhibit 4(f));                  Loan                  Agreement between Peoples Gas and Illinois Finance Authority dated                  as of                  January 1, 2005 (The Company and Peoples Gas—Form 10-Q for the quarter                  ended December 31, 2004, Exhibit 4(a)). |
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|   | 4(c)          | North                  Shore Gas Company (North Shore) Indenture, dated as of                  April 1, 1955, from North Shore to Continental Bank, National                  Association, as Trustee; Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as                  of                  December 20, 1963 (North Shore—File No. 2-35965, Exhibit 4-1); Fourth                  Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 1 1964 (North Shore—File No.                  2-35965, Exhibit 4-1); Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of                  February 1, 1970 (North Shore—File No. 2-35965, Exhibit 4-2);                  Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 1, 1987 (North                  Shore—Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1987, Exhibit                  4);                  Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture dated December 1, 1998 (North                  Shore                  Gas—Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1999, Exhibit 4); Fourteenth                  Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 15, 2003, First Mortgage                  4.625%                  Bonds, Series N-1 and Series N-2 (The Company and North Shore Gas—Form                  10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2003, Exhibit                  4(g)).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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|   | 10(f)         | Lease                dated October 20, 1993, between Prudential Plaza Associates, as                Landlord, and Peoples Gas, as Tenant (Peoples Gas—Form 10-Q for the                quarterly period ended December 31, 1993, Exhibit 10); Peoples                Gas fourth Amendment to Lease (for headquarters office space) between                SIP                North Stetson Venture, LLC and Peoples Gas dated August 13, 2003                (Peoples                Gas—Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 2003, Exhibit                10(h)).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |

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**Peoples            Energy Corporation and Subsidiary Companies**

**EXHIBIT            INDEX**

|   | ExhibitNumber |  Description                    of Document                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
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|   | 10(g)         | Credit                    Agreement dated as of June 13, 2006, by and among Peoples Gas,                    the                    financial institutions party hereto, and Bank of America, N.A.,                    JPMorgan                    Chase Bank, N.A., ABN AMRO Incorporated, US Bank National Association,                    and                    The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd. Chicago Branch, as agents                    (The                    Company—Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2006, Exhibit                    10(a). |
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|   | 10(h)         | Insurance                    Agreement between Peoples Gas and Ambac dated as of January 1,                    2005 (The                    Company and Peoples Gas—Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2004,                    Exhibit 10(b)).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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|   | 10(i)         | Employee                    Stock Purchase Plan, as amended, dated August 6, 1997 (The Company—Form                    10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1997, Exhibit                    3(d)).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
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|   | 10(j)         | Executive                    Deferred Compensation Plan, amended as of December 4, 2002 (The                    Company—Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2002, Exhibit                    10(c)).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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|   | 10(k)         | Directors                    Stock and Option Plan as amended December 4, 2002 (The Company—Form 10-Q                    for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2002, Exhibit                    10(g)).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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|   | 10(l)         | Amended                    and Restated Trust under the Company's Directors Deferred Compensation                    Plan, Directors Stock and Option Plan, Executive Deferred Compensation                    Plan and Supplemental Retirement Benefit Plan, dated as of August                    13, 2003                    (The Company—Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 2003, Exhibit                    10(a)).                                                                                                                                 |
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|   | 10(m)         | Directors                    Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended, dated April 7, 2004 (The                    Company—Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004, Exhibit                    10(a)).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
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|   | 10(n)         | The                    Company's 2004 Incentive Compensation Plan, effective February                    27, 2004                    (The Company—Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2004, Exhibit                    10(a)).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
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|   | 10(o)         | The                    Company’s Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended December                    4,                    2002 (The Company—Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2002,                    Exhibit 10(d)).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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|   | 10(p)         | Percentage                    Interest Award granted to Steven W. Nance, dated December 17,                    2001 (The                    Company—Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 2003, Exhibit                    10(b)).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
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|   | 10(q)         | Equity                    Interest Award granted to Steven W. Nance, dated December 17,                    2001 (The                    Company—Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 2003, Exhibit                    10(c)).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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**Peoples        Energy Corporation and Subsidiary Companies**

**EXHIBIT        INDEX**

|   | ExhibitNumber |  Description                  of Document                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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|   | 10(r)         | Severance                  Agreement between the Company and Desiree G. Rogers dated as of                  April 22,                  2005 (The Company—Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2005, Exhibit                  10(a)); Severance Agreement between the Company and Steven W. Nance                  dated                  as of June 2, 2004 (The Company—Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September                  30, 2004, Exhibit 10(e)); Severance Agreement between the Company                  and                  William E. Morrow dated as of June 2, 2004 (The Company—Form 10-K for                  fiscal year ended September 30, 2004, Exhibit 10(f)); Severance                  Agreement                  between the Company and Thomas A. Nardi dated as of June 2, 2004                  (The                  Company—Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 2004, Exhibit                  10(g)). |
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|   | 10(s)         | Retainer                  Agreement between the Company and Theodore R. Tetzlaff dated as                  of June                  30, 2005 (The Company—Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2005,                  Exhibit 10(b)).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
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|   | 10(t)         | Summary                  Sheet for Officer Perquisites (The Company—Form 10-K for fiscal year ended                  September 30, 2005, Exhibit 10(b)).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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|   | 10(u)         | Order                  of the Illinois Commerce Commission in Docket No. 01-0706 for North                  Shore                  Gas (the Company (The Company—Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,                  2006, Exhibit 10.1).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
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|   | 10(v)         | Order                  of the Illinois Commerce Commission in Docket No. 02-0726 for North                  Shore                  Gas (The Company—Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, Exhibit                  10.2).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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|   | 10(w)         | Order                  of the Illinois Commerce Commission in Docket No. 02-0727 for Peoples                  Gas                  (The Company—Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, Exhibit                  10.3).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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|   | 10(x)         | Order                  of the Illinois Commerce Commission in Docket No. 03-0704 for North                  Shore                  Gas (The Company—Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, Exhibit                  10.4).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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|   | 10(y)         | Order                  of the Illinois Commerce Commission in Docket No. 03-0705 for Peoples                  Gas                  (The Company—Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, Exhibit                  10.5).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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|   | 10(z)         | Order                  of the Illinois Commerce Commission in Docket No. 04-0682 for North                  Shore                  Gas (The Company—Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, Exhibit                  10.6).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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|   | 10(aa)        | Order                  of the Illinois Commerce Commission in Docket No. 04-0683 for Peoples                  Gas                  (The Company—Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, Exhibit                  10.7).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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