|FORM 10-Q                         
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|UNITED STATES                     
|SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
|Washington, D.C.  20549           

|(Mark One)                                    |                                                  
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|[ X ]                                         | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) 
|OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934       
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|For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2002
|OR                                           
|[    ]                                        | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
|OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934       

|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Exact Name of Registrant as            |                      
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Specified in Charter, State of         |                      
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Incorporation, Address of              |                      
|Commission                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Principal Executive                    | IRS Employer         
|File Number                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Office and Telephone Number            | Identification Number
|1-5540                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | PEOPLES ENERGY CORPORATION             | 36-2642766           
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | (an Illinois Corporation)              |                      
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 130 East Randolph Drive, 24th Floor    |                      
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Chicago, Illinois  60601-6207          |                      
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Telephone (312) 240-4000               |                      
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|2-26983                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | THE PEOPLES GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANY | 36-1613900           
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | (an Illinois Corporation)              |                      
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 130 East Randolph Drive, 24th Floor    |                      
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Chicago, Illinois  60601-6207          |                      
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Telephone (312) 240-4000               |                      
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|2-35965                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | NORTH SHORE GAS COMPANY                | 36-1558720           
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | (an Illinois Corporation)              |                      
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 130 East Randolph Drive, 24th Floor    |                      
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Chicago, Illinois  60601-6207          |                      
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Telephone (312) 240-4000               |                      
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|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 [x]   No [  ]

|Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date (April 30, 2002):                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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|Peoples Energy Corporation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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|The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
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|North Shore Gas Company                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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|This combined Form 10-Q 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.









Item I. Financial Statements

The condensed, unaudited financial statements of Peoples Energy Corporation (the Company), The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company (Peoples Gas) and North Shore Gas Company (North Shore Gas), have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).  Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas are wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company.

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is a combined report of the Company, Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas.

Certain footnote disclosures and other information, normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), have been condensed or omitted from these interim financial statements, pursuant to SEC rules and regulations.  Therefore, the statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes contained in the Company's, Peoples Gas' and North Shore Gas' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2001.  Certain items previously reported for the prior periods have been reclassified to conform with the presentation in the current period.  Additionally, in the first quarter of fiscal 2002, the Company elected to change its method of accounting for oil and gas properties from the full cost method to the successful efforts method.  Refer to the Company's Report on Form 8-K filed January 29, 2002 for prior years' restatements.  (See Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.)

The business of the Company's utility subsidiaries (Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas) is influenced by seasonal weather conditions because a large element of the utilities' customer load consists of gas used for space heating.  Weather-related deliveries can, therefore, have a significant positive or negative impact on net income.  Swings in natural gas prices can also impact revenue sensitive items such as customer accounts receivable balances and reserves for uncollectible accounts.  The quarterly results of operations and balances should not be considered indicative of the year as a whole.

The information furnished reflects, in the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the results of operations and financial condition for the interim periods presented.





|Peoples Energy Corporation                                                              
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|CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME                                                       
|(Unaudited)                                                                             
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|(In Thousands, Except Per-Share Amounts)                                                
|Revenues                                                                                
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|Operating Expenses:                                                                     
|Cost of energy sold                                                                     
|Operation and maintenance                                                               
|Depreciation, depletion and amortization                                                
|Taxes, other than income taxes                                                          
|Total Operating Expenses                                                                
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|Operating Income                                                                        
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|Equity Investment Income                                                                
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|Total Operating Income                                                                  
|and Equity Investment Income                                                            
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|Other Income and (Deductions)                                                           
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|Interest Expense                                                                        
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|Earnings Before Income Taxes                                                            
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|Income Taxes                                                                            
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|Income Before Cumulative Effect                                                         
|of Change in Accounting Principle                                                       
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|Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change,                                                 
|net of tax                                                                              
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|Net Income                                                                              
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|Average Shares of Common Stock Outstanding                                              
|Basic                                                                                   
|Diluted                                                                                 
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|Earnings Per Share of Common Stock                                                      
|Basic                                                                                   
|Diluted                                                                                 
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|Dividends Declared Per Share                                                            
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|The Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.









|Peoples Energy Corporation                                                              
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|CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS                                                             
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|(In Thousands)                                                                          
|ASSETS                                                                                  
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|CAPITAL INVESTMENTS:                                                                    
|Property, plant and equipment                                                           
|Less - Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization                             
|Net property, plant and equipment                                                       
|Investment in equity investees                                                          
|Other investments                                                                       
|Total Capital Investments - Net                                                         
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|CURRENT ASSETS:                                                                         
|Cash and cash equivalents                                                               
|Temporary investments                                                                   
|Advances to joint venture partnerships                                                  
|Receivables -                                                                           
|Customers, net of allowance for uncollectible accounts                                  
|of $29,416, $46,644, and $44,759, respectively                                          
|Other                                                                                   
|Materials and supplies                                                                  
|Gas in storage                                                                          
|Gas costs recoverable through rate adjustments                                          
|Regulatory assets of subsidiaries                                                       
|Prepayments                                                                             
|Total Current Assets                                                                    
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|OTHER ASSETS:                                                                           
|Prepaid pension costs                                                                   
|Noncurrent regulatory assets of subsidiaries                                            
|Deferred charges                                                                        
|Total Other Assets                                                                      
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|Total Assets                                                                            
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|* Unaudited                                                                             
|The Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.









|Peoples Energy Corporation                                                              
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|CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS                                                             
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|(In Thousands, except shares)                                                           
|CAPITALIZATION AND LIABILITIES                                                          
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|CAPITALIZATION:                                                                         
|Common Stockholders' Equity:                                                            
|Common stock, without par value -                                                       
|Authorized 60,000,000 shares                                                            
|Outstanding 35,709,573, 35,646,244, and                                                 
|35,640,931 shares, respectively                                                         
|Retained earnings                                                                       
|Treasury stock (247,300, 247,300 and 248,200  shares,                                   
|respectively at cost)                                                                   
|Accumulated other comprehensive income                                                  
|Total Common Stockholders' Equity                                                       
|                                                                                        
|Long-term debt, exclusive of sinking fund payments,                                     
|maturities due within one year and long-term maturities                                 
|classified as short-term debt                                                           
|Total Capitalization                                                                    
|                                                                                        
|CURRENT LIABILITIES:                                                                    
|Short-term debt                                                                         
|Accounts payable                                                                        
|Dividends payable on common stock                                                       
|Customer deposits                                                                       
|Accrued taxes                                                                           
|Gas sales revenue refundable through rate adjustments                                   
|Temporary LIFO liquidation credit                                                       
|Accrued interest                                                                        
|Total Current Liabilities                                                               
|                                                                                        
|DEFERRED CREDITS AND OTHER LIABILITIES:                                                 
|Deferred income taxes                                                                   
|Investment tax credits                                                                  
|Environmental and Other                                                                 
|Total Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities                                            
|                                                                                        
|Total Capitalization and Liabilities                                                    
|                                                                                        
|* Unaudited                                                                             
|The Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.









|Peoples Energy Corporation                                                              
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|CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS                                                   
|(Unaudited)                                                                             
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|(In Thousands)                                                                          
|Operating Activities:                                                                   
|Net Income                                                                              
|Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash:                                        
|Depreciation, depletion and amortization                                                
|Per statement of income                                                                 
|Charged to other accounts                                                               
|Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits - net                                  
|Change in environmental and other liabilities                                           
|Change in accumulated other comprehensive income                                        
|Change in other assets                                                                  
|Change in undistributed earnings from equity investments                                
|Major changes in current assets and liabilities:                                        
|Receivables - net                                                                       
|Gas in storage                                                                          
|Gas costs recoverable                                                                   
|Regulatory assets                                                                       
|Customer gas service and credit deposits                                                
|Accounts payable                                                                        
|Accrued taxes                                                                           
|Gas sales revenue refundable                                                            
|Temporary LIFO liquidation credit                                                       
|Other                                                                                   
|Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities                                     
|                                                                                        
|Investing Activities:                                                                   
|Capital spending                                                                        
|Net change in advances to joint venture partnerships                                    
|Return of capital investments                                                           
|Temporary investments                                                                   
|Proceeds from sale of assets                                                            
|Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities                                     
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|Financing Activities:                                                                   
|Short-term debt - net                                                                   
|Retirement of long-term debt                                                            
|Issuance of long-term debt                                                              
|Proceeds from issuance of common stock                                                  
|Dividends paid on common stock                                                          
|Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities                                     
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|Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents                                    
|Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period                                        
|Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period                                              
|                                                                                        
|Supplemental information:                                                               
|Income taxes paid, net of refunds                                                       
|Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized                                               
|                                                                                        
|The Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.









|The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company                                                  
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|CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME                                                       
|(Unaudited)                                                                             
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|Revenues                                                                                
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|Operating Expenses:                                                                     
|Gas costs                                                                               
|Operation and maintenance                                                               
|Depreciation and amortization                                                           
|Taxes - other than income taxes                                                         
|Total Operating Expenses                                                                
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|Operating Income                                                                        
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|Other Income and (Deductions)                                                           
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|Interest Expense                                                                        
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|Earnings Before Income Taxes                                                            
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|Income Taxes                                                                            
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|Net Income                                                                              
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|The Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.









|The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company                                                  
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|CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS                                                             
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|ASSETS                                                                                  
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|CAPITAL INVESTMENTS:                                                                    
|Property, plant and equipment                                                           
|Less - Accumulated depreciation and amortization                                        
|Net property, plant and equipment                                                       
|Other investments                                                                       
|Total Capital Investments - Net                                                         
|                                                                                        
|CURRENT ASSETS:                                                                         
|Cash and cash equivalents                                                               
|Temporary cash investments                                                              
|Receivables -                                                                           
|Customers, net of allowance for uncollectible accounts                                  
|of $27,591, $44,128 and $42,101, respectively                                           
|Other                                                                                   
|Materials and supplies, at average cost                                                 
|Gas in storage, at last-in, first-out cost                                              
|Gas costs recoverable through rate adjustments                                          
|Regulatory assets                                                                       
|Prepayments                                                                             
|Total Current Assets                                                                    
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|OTHER ASSETS:                                                                           
|Prepaid pension costs                                                                   
|Noncurrent regulatory assets                                                            
|Deferred charges                                                                        
|Total Other Assets                                                                      
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|Total Assets                                                                            
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|* Unaudited                                                                             
|The Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.









|The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company                                                  
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|CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS                                                             
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|CAPITALIZATION AND LIABILITIES                                                          
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|CAPITALIZATION:                                                                         
|Common Stockholder's Equity:                                                            
|Common stock, without par value -                                                       
|Authorized 40,000,000 shares                                                            
|Outstanding 24,817,566 shares                                                           
|Retained earnings                                                                       
|Accumulated other comprehensive income                                                  
|Total Common Stockholder's Equity                                                       
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|Long-term debt, exclusive of sinking fund payments, maturities                          
|due within one year and long-term maturities classified                                 
|as short-term debt                                                                      
|Total Capitalization                                                                    
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|CURRENT LIABILITIES:                                                                    
|Short-term debt                                                                         
|Accounts payable                                                                        
|Dividends payable on common stock                                                       
|Customer deposits                                                                       
|Accrued taxes                                                                           
|Gas sales revenue refundable through rate adjustments                                   
|Temporary LIFO liquidation credit                                                       
|Accrued interest                                                                        
|Total Current Liabilities                                                               
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|DEFERRED CREDITS AND OTHER LIABILITIES:                                                 
|Deferred income taxes                                                                   
|Investment tax credits                                                                  
|Environmental and Other                                                                 
|Total Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities                                            
|                                                                                        
|Total Capitalization and Liabilities                                                    
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|* Unaudited                                                                             
|The Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.









|The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company                                                  
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|CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS                                                   
|(Unaudited)                                                                             
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|Operating Activities:                                                                   
|Net Income                                                                              
|Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash:                                        
|Depreciation and amortization                                                           
|Per statement of income                                                                 
|Charged to other accounts                                                               
|Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits - net                                  
|Change in environmental and other liabilities                                           
|Change in other assets                                                                  
|Major changes in current assets and liabilities:                                        
|Receivables - net                                                                       
|Gas in storage                                                                          
|Gas costs recoverable                                                                   
|Regulatory assets                                                                       
|Customer gas service and credit deposits                                                
|Accounts payable                                                                        
|Accrued taxes                                                                           
|Gas sales revenue refundable                                                            
|Temporary LIFO liquidation credit                                                       
|Other                                                                                   
|Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities                                     
|                                                                                        
|Investing Activities:                                                                   
|Capital spending                                                                        
|Temporary investments                                                                   
|Other assets                                                                            
|Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities                                     
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|Financing Activities:                                                                   
|Short-term debt - net                                                                   
|Dividends paid on common stock                                                          
|Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities                                     
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|Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents                                    
|Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period                                        
|Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period                                              
|                                                                                        
|Supplemental information:                                                               
|Income taxes paid, net of refunds                                                       
|Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized                                               
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|The Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.









|North Shore Gas Company                                                                 
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|CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME                                                       
|(Unaudited)                                                                             
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|Revenues                                                                                
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|Operating Expenses:                                                                     
|Gas costs                                                                               
|Operation and maintenance                                                               
|Depreciation                                                                            
|Taxes - other than income taxes                                                         
|Total Operating Expenses                                                                
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|Operating Income                                                                        
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|Other Income and (Deductions)                                                           
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|Interest Expense                                                                        
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|Earnings Before Income Taxes                                                            
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|Income Taxes                                                                            
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|Net Income                                                                              
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|The Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.









|North Shore Gas Company                                                                 
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|CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS                                                             
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|ASSETS                                                                                  
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|CAPITAL INVESTMENTS:                                                                    
|Property, plant and equipment                                                           
|Less - Accumulated depreciation                                                         
|Net property, plant and equipment                                                       
|Other investments                                                                       
|Total Capital Investments - Net                                                         
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|CURRENT ASSETS:                                                                         
|Cash and cash equivalents                                                               
|Temporary investments                                                                   
|Receivables -                                                                           
|Customers, net of allowance for uncollectible                                           
|accounts of $670, $1,341, and $1,757, respectively                                      
|Other                                                                                   
|Materials and supplies, at average cost                                                 
|Gas in storage, at last-in, first-out cost                                              
|Gas costs recoverable through rate adjustments                                          
|Regulatory assets                                                                       
|Prepayments                                                                             
|Total Current Assets                                                                    
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|OTHER ASSETS:                                                                           
|Prepaid pension costs                                                                   
|Noncurrent regulatory assets                                                            
|Deferred charges                                                                        
|Total Other Assets                                                                      
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|Total Assets                                                                            
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|* Unaudited                                                                             
|The Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.









|North Shore Gas Company                                                                 
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|CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS                                                             
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|CAPITALIZATION AND LIABILITIES                                                          
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|CAPITALIZATION:                                                                         
|Common Stockholder's Equity:                                                            
|Common stock, without par value -                                                       
|Authorized 5,000,000 shares                                                             
|Outstanding 3,625,887 shares                                                            
|Retained earnings                                                                       
|Total Common Stockholder's Equity                                                       
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|Long-term debt, exclusive of sinking fund payments and                                  
|maturities due within one year                                                          
|Total Capitalization                                                                    
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|CURRENT LIABILITIES:                                                                    
|Short-term debt                                                                         
|Accounts payable                                                                        
|Dividends payable on common stock                                                       
|Customer deposits                                                                       
|Accrued taxes                                                                           
|Gas sales revenue refundable through rate adjustments                                   
|Temporary LIFO liquidation credit                                                       
|Accrued interest                                                                        
|Total Current Liabilities                                                               
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|DEFERRED CREDITS AND OTHER LIABILITIES:                                                 
|Deferred income taxes                                                                   
|Investment tax credits                                                                  
|Environmental and Other                                                                 
|Total Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities                                            
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|Total Capitalization and Liabilities                                                    
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|* Unaudited                                                                             
|The Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.









|North Shore Gas Company                                                                 
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|CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS                                                   
|(Unaudited)                                                                             
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|Operating Activities:                                                                   
|Net Income                                                                              
|Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash:                                        
|Depreciation and Amortization                                                           
|Per statement of income                                                                 
|Charged to other accounts                                                               
|Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits - net                                  
|Change in environmental and other liabilities                                           
|Change in other assets                                                                  
|Major changes in current assets and liabilities:                                        
|Receivables - net                                                                       
|Gas in storage                                                                          
|Gas costs recoverable                                                                   
|Customer gas service and credit deposits                                                
|Accounts payable                                                                        
|Accrued taxes                                                                           
|Gas sales revenue refundable                                                            
|Temporary LIFO liquidation credit                                                       
|Other                                                                                   
|Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities                                     
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|Investing Activities:                                                                   
|Capital spending                                                                        
|Temporary investments                                                                   
|Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities                                     
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|Financing Activities:                                                                   
|Short-term debt - net                                                                   
|Retirement of long-term debt                                                            
|Dividends paid on common stock                                                          
|Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities                                     
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|Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents                                    
|Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period                                        
|Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period                                              
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|Supplemental information:                                                               
|Income taxes paid, net of refunds                                                       
|Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized                                               
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|The Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.









NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Change in Accounting for Oil and Gas Properties

In the first quarter of fiscal 2002 the Company elected to change its method of accounting for oil and gas properties from the full cost method to the successful efforts method.  Under the successful efforts method, the cost of exploratory dry holes and other exploration costs are expensed in the period they occur, whereas under the full cost method these costs are capitalized and amortized over future production.  In accordance with GAAP, previously reported results have been restated.  This restatement resulted in a reduction in the previously reported net income for the fiscal 2001 second quarter and year-to-date of $266,000 and $1.5 million, or $.01 and $.04 per share, respectively.  However, the full fiscal year 2001 impact of the restatement is negligible - a reduction of approximately $0.1 million in net income.  The impact of the restatement on all prior fiscal years (1998-2001) resulted in reductions in net income totaling $6.9 million.

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

The Company has hedged various anticipated cash flow transactions through December 2006.  During the three and six months ended March 31, 2002, the Company reclassified $7.2 million ($4.4 million, net of tax) and $10.1 million ($6.1 million, net of tax) of realized gains from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (AOCI) to the Consolidated Statements of Income, which offset losses realized by the hedged transactions.  The Company anticipates reclassifying, in the next 12 months, $9.3 million of deferred losses from AOCI into earnings, as calculated using commodity prices at March 31, 2002.  As of March 31, 2002, the Company has $22.6 million of derivative liabilities in Accounts Payable and Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities, $14.0 million of derivative assets in Temporary Investments, Other Receivables and Deferred Charges and has cumulative deferred gains in AOCI of $5.8 million, net of tax.

Derivative hedges with Enron North America Corp. (Enron), which were deemed ineffective in the first quarter, have been collected and the Company has no further exposure to Enron with respect to these hedges.  (See Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition - "Other Matters - Enron Bankruptcy Filing".)

During the quarter, Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas entered into derivative transactions to help mitigate volatility in their respective gas charges.  The Company has chosen not to declare these contracts as hedges.  Instead, the monthly mark-to-market gains or losses are deferred and recorded as regulatory liabilities or assets, respectively, in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 71.  As of March 31, 2002, the balance in Regulatory Liabilities for Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas was $4.5 million and $1.0 million, respectively.

Gas in Storage

The Gas Distribution segment's inventory is carried at cost on a last-in, first-out (LIFO) method on a fiscal year basis.  For interim periods, the difference between current replacement cost and the LIFO cost for quantities of gas temporarily withdrawn from storage is recorded as a temporary LIFO liquidation credit.  Any interim reductions in the LIFO layers are due to seasonality and are expected to be replenished by the fiscal year end.

Recovery of Gas Costs

For each Gas Distribution utility, the Illinois Commerce Commission (Commission) conducts annual proceedings regarding the reconciliation of revenues from the Gas Charge and related costs incurred for gas.  In such proceedings, costs recovered by a utility through the Gas Charge are subject to review by interested parties.  Proceedings regarding Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas for the fiscal year 2001 costs are currently pending before the Commission.

2. BUSINESS SEGMENTS

Financial data by business segment is presented below:

The activities of Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas are mainly within the Gas Distribution segment with only immaterial amounts of activity in other segments.

|                                         | The Company    
|---------------------------------------- | ---------------
|                                         |                
|(In Thousands)                           | Gas            
|Three Months Ended 03-31-02              | Distribution   
|Revenues                                 | $    414,411   
|Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization | 17,135         
|Operating Income (Loss)                  | 95,145         
|Equity Investment Income                 | -              
|Operating and Equity Investment Income   | 95,145         
|Segment Assets                           | 1,532,669      
|Investments in Equity Investees          | -              
|Capital Spending                         | $      21,649  
|                                         |                
|                                         |                
|                                         | Gas            
|Three Months Ended 03-31-01              | Distribution   
|Revenues                                 | $    902,028   
|Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization | 16,736         
|Operating Income (Loss)                  | 101,602        
|Equity Investment Income                 | -              
|Operating and Equity Investment Income   | 101,602        
|Segment Assets                           | 1,512,643      
|Investments in Equity Investees          | -              
|Capital Spending                         | $        23,743
|                                         |                
|                                         |                
|                                         | Gas            
|Six Months Ended 03-31-02                | Distribution   
|Revenues                                 | $    705,144   
|Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization | 34,026         
|Operating Income (Loss)                  | 163,593        
|Equity Investment Income                 | -              
|Operating and Equity Investment Income   | 163,593        
|Segment Assets                           | 1,532,669      
|Investments in Equity Investees          | -              
|Capital Spending                         | $      39,817  
|                                         |                
|                                         |                
|                                         | Gas            
|Six Months Ended 03-31-01                | Distribution   
|Revenues                                 | $ 1,489,993    
|Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization | 34,086         
|Operating Income (Loss)                  | 179,969        
|Equity Investment Income                 | -              
|Operating and Equity Investment Income   | 179,969        
|Segment Assets                           | 1,512,643      
|Investments in Equity Investees          | -              
|Capital Spending                         | $        43,932



3.  EQUITY INVESTMENTS

The Company has a number of investments that are accounted for as unconsolidated equity method investments.  Individually, the Company's equity investments do not meet the requirements for pro rata disclosure.  However, in aggregate these investments are material at March 31, 2002.  The following table describes the Company's pro rata share of financial results from unconsolidated equity method investments.



|                                |  |  |  | Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended
|------------------------------- |  |  |  | ------------------ |  | ----------------
|                                |  |  |  | March 31,          |  | March 31,       
|(In Thousands)                  |  |  |  | 2002               |  | 2001            
|Total Equity Investments        |  |  |  |                    |  |                 
|Revenues                        |  |  |  | $  26,671          |  | $  50,672       
|Operating Income                |  |  |  | 4,292              |  | 11,491          
|Interest Expense                |  |  |  | 4,777              |  | 650             
|Earnings Before Income Taxes    |  |  |  | (578)              |  | 11,006          
|                                |  |  |  |                    |  |                 
|Investments in Equity Investees |  |  |  | 95,270             |  | 139,724         
|                                |  |  |  |                    |  |                 
|Investment Results by Segment:  |  |  |  |                    |  |                 
|Power Generation                |  |  |  |                    |  |                 
|Revenues                        |  |  |  | $    4,608         |  | $    8,265      
|Operating Income                |  |  |  | 2,189              |  | 6,174           
|Interest Expense                |  |  |  | 3,800              |  | -               
|Earnings Before Income Taxes    |  |  |  | (1,611)            |  | 6,287           
|                                |  |  |  |                    |  |                 
|Investments in Equity Investees |  |  |  | 62,976             |  | 96,881          
|                                |  |  |  |                    |  |                 
|Midstream Services              |  |  |  |                    |  |                 
|Revenues                        |  |  |  | $  13,822          |  | $  36,482       
|Operating Income                |  |  |  | 1,797              |  | 4,736           
|Interest Expense                |  |  |  | -                  |  | -               
|Earnings Before Income Taxes    |  |  |  | 1,798              |  | 4,769           
|                                |  |  |  |                    |  |                 
|Investments in Equity Investees |  |  |  | -                  |  | 9,257           
|                                |  |  |  |                    |  |                 
|Oil and Gas Production          |  |  |  |                    |  |                 
|Revenues                        |  |  |  | $    6,841         |  | $    4,026      
|Operating Income                |  |  |  | (216)              |  | (84)            
|Interest Expense                |  |  |  | 666                |  | 335             
|Earnings Before Income Taxes    |  |  |  | (881)              |  | (419)           
|                                |  |  |  |                    |  |                 
|Investments in Equity Investees |  |  |  | 27,660             |  | 28,088          
|                                |  |  |  |                    |  |                 
|Other                           |  |  |  |                    |  |                 
|Revenues                        |  |  |  | $    1,400         |  | $    1,899      
|Operating Income                |  |  |  | 522                |  | 665             
|Interest Expense                |  |  |  | 311                |  | 315             
|Earnings Before Income Taxes    |  |  |  | 116                |  | 369             
|                                |  |  |  |                    |  |                 
|Investments in Equity Investees |  |  |  | 4,634              |  | 5,498           



4.  ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

Former Manufactured Gas Plant Operations

The Company's utility subsidiaries, their predecessors, and certain former affiliates operated facilities in the past at multiple sites for the purpose of manufacturing gas and storing manufactured gas (Manufactured Gas Sites).  In connection with manufacturing and storing gas, various by-products and waste materials were produced, some of which might have been disposed of rather than sold.  Under certain laws and regulations relating to the protection of the environment, the subsidiaries might be required to undertake remedial action with respect to some of these materials.  Two of the Manufactured Gas Sites are discussed in more detail below.  The subsidiaries, under the supervision of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA), are conducting investigations of an additional 31 Manufactured Gas Sites.  These investigations may require the utility subsidiaries to perform additional investigation and remediation.  Investigations have been completed at approximately two-thirds of the sites.  The investigations at the remaining sites are expected to occur over approximately two years.  Remediations have been completed at three of the sites.

In 1990, North Shore Gas entered into an Administrative Order on Consent (AOC) with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the IEPA to implement and conduct a remedial investigation/feasibility study (RI/FS) of a Manufactured Gas Site located in Waukegan, Illinois, where manufactured gas and coking operations were formerly conducted (Waukegan Site).  The RI/FS was comprised of an investigation to determine the nature and extent of contamination at the Waukegan Site and a feasibility study to develop and evaluate possible remedial actions.  North Shore Gas entered into the AOC after being notified by the EPA that North Shore Gas, General Motors Corporation (GMC), and Outboard Marine Corporation (OMC) were each a potentially responsible party (PRP) under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (CERCLA), with respect to the Waukegan Site.  A PRP is potentially liable for the cost of any investigative and remedial work that the EPA determines is necessary.  Other parties identified as PRPs did not enter into the AOC.

Under the terms of the AOC, North Shore Gas is responsible for the cost of the RI/FS.  North Shore Gas believes, however, that it will recover a significant portion of the costs of the RI/FS from other entities.  GMC has shared equally with North Shore Gas in funding of the RI/FS cost, without prejudice to GMC's or North Shore Gas' right to seek a lesser cost responsibility at a later date.

In 1999, the EPA notified GMC, OMC, Elgin Joliet and Eastern Railway Company, and North Shore Gas that they were potentially liable with respect to the Waukegan Site and that the EPA intended to begin discussions regarding the design and implementation of the remedial action selected for the Waukegan Site.

In 1999, the EPA issued the Record of Decision (ROD) selecting the remedial action for the Waukegan Site.  The remedy consists of on-site treatment of ground water, off-site treatment and disposal of soil containing polynuclear aeromatic hydrocarbons or creosote, and on-site solidification/stabilization of arsenic- contaminated soils.  The EPA has estimated the present worth of the remedy to be $26.5 million (representing the present worth of estimated capital costs and of estimated operation and maintenance costs).

In 2000, OMC filed a petition in federal bankruptcy court seeking protection under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.  On August 20, 2001, the bankruptcy court entered an order converting OMC's Chapter 11 case to a Chapter 7 case.

North Shore Gas and the other parties notified by the EPA have been discussing implementation of the remedy and the allocation of costs associated with the investigation and remediation of the Waukegan Site.  In July 2001, North Shore Gas and the other PRPs entered into an AOC with the EPA to conduct the remedial design for the Waukegan site.

On June 15, 2001, North Shore Gas entered into a settlement agreement with one of the PRPs and is continuing discussion with the remaining parties.

The current owner of a site in Chicago, formerly called Pitney Court Station, filed suit against Peoples Gas in federal district court under CERCLA.  The suit seeks recovery of the past and future costs of investigating and remediating the site.  Peoples Gas is contesting this suit.

The utility subsidiaries are accruing and deferring the costs they incur in connection with all of the Manufactured Gas Sites, including related legal expenses, pending recovery through rates or from insurance carriers or other entities.  At March 31, 2002, the total of the costs deferred (stated in current year dollars) for Peoples Gas was $87.0 million; for North Shore Gas the total was $20.5 million; and for the Company on a consolidated basis the total deferred was $107.5 million.  This amount includes management's best estimate of the costs of investigating and remediating the Manufactured Gas Sites.  The estimate is based upon an ongoing review by management and its outside consultants of potential costs associated with conducting investigative and remedial actions at the Manufactured Gas Sites, including updated estimates based on completed investigations or specific remedial plans.  While each subsidiary intends to seek contribution from other entities for the costs incurred at the sites, the full extent of such contributions cannot be determined at this time.

Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas have filed suit against a number of insurance carriers for the recovery of environmental costs relating to the utilities' former manufactured gas operations.  The suit asks the court to declare, among other things, that the insurers are liable under policies in effect between 1937 and 1986 for costs incurred or to be incurred by the utilities in connection with five of their Manufactured Gas Sites in Chicago and Waukegan.  The utilities are also asking the court to award damages stemming from the insurers' breach of their contractual obligation to defend and indemnify the utilities against these costs.  The utilities have reached settlement agreements with several of the insurance carriers.  The costs deferred at March 31, 2002 have been reduced by the proceeds of the settlements.  At this time, management cannot determine the timing and extent of the subsidiaries' recovery of costs from the other insurance carriers.  Accordingly, the costs deferred at March 31, 2002 have not been reduced to reflect recoveries from other insurance carriers.

Management believes that the costs incurred by Peoples Gas and by North Shore Gas for environmental activities relating to former manufactured gas operations are recoverable from insurance carriers or other entities or through rates for utility service.  Accordingly, management believes that the costs incurred by the subsidiaries in connection with former manufactured gas operations will not have a material adverse effect on the financial position or results of operations of the utilities.  Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas are recovering the costs of environmental activities relating to the utilities' former manufactured gas operations, including carrying charges on the unrecovered balances, under rate mechanisms approved by the Commission.

Former Mineral Processing Site in Denver, Colorado

In 1994, North Shore Gas received a demand from the S.W. Shattuck Chemical Company, Inc. (Shattuck), a responsible party under CERCLA, for reimbursement, indemnification and contribution for response costs incurred at a former mineral processing site in Denver, Colorado.  Shattuck is a wholly owned subsidiary of Salomon, Inc. (Salomon).  The demand alleges that North Shore Gas is a successor to the liability of a former entity that was allegedly responsible during the period 1934-1941 for the disposal of mineral processing wastes containing radium and other hazardous substances at the site.  In 1992, the EPA issued the ROD for the Denver site.  The remedy selected in the ROD consisted of the on-site stabilization, solidification and capping of soils containing radioactive wastes.  In 1997, the remedial action was completed.  The cost of the remedy at the site has been estimated by Shattuck to be approximately $31.0 million.  Salomon has provided financial assurance for the performance of the remediation of the site.

North Shore Gas filed a declaratory judgment action against Salomon in the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.  The suit asked the court to declare that North Shore Gas is not liable for response costs at the Denver site.  Salomon filed a counterclaim for costs incurred by Salomon and Shattuck with respect to the site.  In 1997, the District Court granted North Shore Gas' motion for summary judgment, declaring that North Shore Gas is not liable for any response costs in connection with the Denver site.

In 1998, the U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, reversed the District Court's decision and remanded the case for determination of what liability, if any, the former entity has and therefore North Shore Gas has for activities at the site.

In 1999, the EPA announced that it was reopening the ROD for the Denver site.  The EPA's announcement followed a six-month scientific/technical review by the agency of the remedy's effectiveness.  In 2000, the EPA amended the ROD to require removal of the radioactive wastes from the site to a licensed off-site disposal facility.  The EPA estimates that this action will cost an additional $21.5 million (representing the present worth of estimated capital costs and estimated operation and maintenance costs).

In December 2001, Shattuck entered into a proposed settlement agreement with the United States and the State of Colorado regarding past and future response costs at the site.  The agreement is currently under review by the federal district court in Denver.  Under the terms of the proposed agreement, Shattuck will pay, in addition to amounts already paid for response costs at the site, approximately $7.2 million in exchange for a release from further obligations at the site.  The release will not apply in the event that new information shows that the remedy selected in the amended ROD is not protective of human health or the environment or if it becomes necessary to remediate contaminated groundwater beneath or emanating from the site.

North Shore Gas does not believe that it has liability for the response costs, but cannot determine the matter with certainty.  At this time, North Shore Gas cannot reasonably estimate what range of loss, if any, may occur.  In the event that North Shore Gas incurred liability, it would pursue reimbursement from insurance carriers, other responsible parties, if any, and through its rates for utility service.



5.  ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

The utility subsidiaries' accounts receivable, net of reserves, totaled $293.7 million at March 31, 2002 ($262.1 million for Peoples Gas and $31.6 million for North Shore Gas), an increase of $52.6 million from September 30, 2001 due mainly to normal seasonality.  Of the $293.7 million in accounts receivables at March 31, 2002, $180.1 million ($172.1 million for Peoples Gas and $8.0 million for North Shore Gas) was past due compared to $203.0 million at September 30, 2001.  The total reserve for uncollectible accounts was $28.3 million ($27.6 million for Peoples Gas and $0.7 million for North Shore Gas), or 10 percent, of receivables as of March 31, 2002, as compared to September 30, 2001.  The Company believes that the $28.3 million reserve is adequate given what is known today.  The Company is continuing its outreach efforts to its customers and taking steps to collect past due accounts, including shutoffs for nonpayment in accordance with Commission regulation.  The ultimate outcome of these efforts is uncertain, and further increases to the reserve for uncollectible accounts may be required in future periods.



6.  ADVANCES TO ELWOOD PARTNERSHIP AND PROJECT FINANCING

The Company had made loans and advances to Elwood Energy LLC (Elwood) for the purpose of providing construction capital for the 750-megawatt expansion of the Elwood power facility.  The Company accrued interest on the loans and advances at market based rates.  At September 30, 2001, the total advances equaled $147.6 million.

On October 23, 2001, Elwood obtained permanent financing for its peaking facility through a $402 million bond issuance. The Company received $194.7 million from the partnership which paid off the Company's loans to Elwood and lowered its equity investment in the partnership.  The Company's portion of the proceeds was used to reduce short-term debt.

The Elwood permanent financing bonds are non-recourse senior obligations that carry a coupon of 8.159 percent, with the final amortizing principal payment occurring in 2026.  The bonds have been rated Baa3 by Moody's and BBB- by Standard & Poor's.

Under the terms of the financing, the Company has guaranteed the debt service on the project up to a maximum of $16.5 million.



Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Summary

Net income for the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2002 decreased to $55.0 million, or $1.55 per share, compared to $62.2 million, or $1.76 per share in the year-ago period.  Net income for the Company for the six months ended March 31, 2002 decreased to $86.0 million, or $2.43 per share, compared to $97.4 million, or $2.75 per share, in the year-ago period.  Results for the year-ago period reflect the restatement for the impact of a change in the accounting method for oil and gas properties from the full cost method to the successful efforts method (see Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements).  The decrease was mainly a result of reductions in earnings from the Power Generation and the Gas Distribution segments.  The Gas Distribution segment for the three months ended was affected by weather that was 12 percent warmer than normal and 13 percent warmer than the previous period.  For the six months ended, the Gas Distribution segment was affected by weather that was 15 percent warmer than normal and 20 percent warmer than the previous fiscal year-to-date.  The Company's weather insurance policy offset approximately one-half of the second quarter weather impact and one-third of the fiscal year-to-date impact.  The Gas Distribution segment was also affected by a decline in credits from pension benefit accounting, partially offset by lower bad debt expense.  These decreases were partly offset by an increase in earnings from the Oil and Gas Production segment resulting from the settlement of Enron related hedges and a reduction in interest expense. Also affecting fiscal year-to-date net income were declines in earnings from the Midstream Services segment.

A comparison of net income between periods is presented below, followed by explanations of significant differences by segment.

|                                                    |  |  |  | Three Months Ended |  |               |  |              
|--------------------------------------------------- |  |  |  | ------------------ |  | ------------- |  | -------------
|                                                    |  |  |  | March 31,          |  | Increase /    |  |              
|                                                    |  |  |  | 2002               |  | 2001          |  | (Decrease)   
|(In Thousands, Except Percents)                     |  |  |  |                    |  |               |  |              
|Operating Income and Equity Investment Income:      |  |  |  |                    |  |               |  |              
|Gas Distribution                                    |  |  |  | $      95,145      |  | $    101,602  |  | $     (6,457)
|Power Generation                                    |  |  |  | (2,705)            |  | 5,610         |  | (8,315)      
|Midstream Services                                  |  |  |  | 4,260              |  | 5,055         |  | (795)        
|Retail Energy Services                              |  |  |  | (133)              |  | 2,248         |  | (2,381)      
|Oil and Gas Production                              |  |  |  | 8,036              |  | 2,376         |  | 5,660        
|Other                                               |  |  |  | (213)              |  | (106)         |  | (107)        
|Corporate and Adjustments                           |  |  |  | (5,372)            |  | (3,822)       |  | (1,550)      
|Total Operating Income and Equity Investment Income |  |  |  | 99,018             |  | 112,963       |  | (13,945)     
|Other Income and (Deductions)                       |  |  |  | 3,280              |  | 6,314         |  | (3,034)      
|Interest Expense                                    |  |  |  | 13,971             |  | 18,900        |  | (4,929)      
|Income Taxes                                        |  |  |  | 33,333             |  | 38,152        |  | (4,819)      
|Net Income                                          |  |  |  | $      54,994      |  | $      62,225 |  | $     (7,231)



|                                                    |  |  |  | Six Months Ended |  |               |  |             
|--------------------------------------------------- |  |  |  | ---------------- |  | ------------- |  | ------------
|                                                    |  |  |  | March 31,        |  | Increase /    |  |             
|                                                    |  |  |  | 2002             |  | 2001          |  | (Decrease)  
|(In Thousands, Except Percents)                     |  |  |  |                  |  |               |  |             
|Operating Income and Equity Investment Income:      |  |  |  |                  |  |               |  |             
|Gas Distribution                                    |  |  |  | $    163,593     |  | $    179,969  |  | $   (16,376)
|Power Generation                                    |  |  |  | (5,536)          |  | 6,005         |  | (11,541)    
|Midstream Services                                  |  |  |  | 6,578            |  | 10,598        |  | (4,020)     
|Retail Energy Services                              |  |  |  | 1,268            |  | 259           |  | 1,009       
|Oil and Gas Production                              |  |  |  | 9,793            |  | 4,283         |  | 5,510       
|Other                                               |  |  |  | (409)            |  | (232)         |  | (177)       
|Corporate and Adjustments                           |  |  |  | (15,430)         |  | (14,386)      |  | (1,044)     
|Total Operating Income and Equity Investment Income |  |  |  | 159,857          |  | 186,496       |  | (26,639)    
|Other Income and (Deductions)                       |  |  |  | 5,386            |  | 5,305         |  | 81          
|Interest Expense                                    |  |  |  | 29,946           |  | 36,197        |  | (6,251)     
|Income Taxes                                        |  |  |  | 49,282           |  | 58,207        |  | (8,925)     
|Income before Cumulative Effect of Change           |  |  |  |                  |  |               |  |             
|in Accounting Principle                             |  |  |  | 86,015           |  | 97,397        |  | (11,382)    
|Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change, net of tax  |  |  |  | -                |  | (34)          |  | 34          
|Net Income                                          |  |  |  | $      86,015    |  | $      97,363 |  | $   (11,348)



Gas Distribution Segment

The Company's core business is the distribution of natural gas.  Its two regulated utilities purchase, distribute, sell and transport natural gas to approximately one million retail customers through a 6,000-mile distribution system serving the City of Chicago and 54 communities in northeastern Illinois.  The Company also owns a storage facility in central Illinois and a pipeline, which connects the facility and six major interstate pipelines to Chicago.

Revenues of Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas are affected by changes in the unit cost of the utilities' gas purchases and do not include the cost of gas supplies for customers who purchase gas directly from producers and marketers rather than from the utilities.  In general, the unit cost of gas does not have a significant direct effect on operating income because of the utilities' tariffs that provide for dollar-for-dollar recovery of gas costs.  (See Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.)  However, changes in gas costs can affect the provision for uncollectible accounts and working capital needs.

Revenues for the Company for the three- and six-month periods decreased $487.6 million to $414.4 million and $784.9 million to $705.1 million, respectively.  The decrease for the three months ended was due primarily to the lower unit cost of gas and to weather that was 12 percent warmer than normal and 13 percent warmer than the previous period.The decrease for the six months ended was due primarily to the lower unit cost of gas and to weather that was 15 percent warmer than normal and 20 percent warmer than the previous period.  Heating degree days for the second quarter totaled 2,865, compared with normal of 3,254 and last year's second quarter of 3,281.  Heating degree days for the fiscal year-to-date totaled 4,727, compared with normal of 5,533 and last year's fiscal year of 5,913.  For every change of 100-degree days from normal, the net income impact is approximately $0.05 per share before weather insurance.  Operating income decreased $6.5 million and $16.4 million, respectively, resulting from a decrease in margin ($4.3 million and $27.7 million) due to lower gas delivery volumes.  Also affecting operating income were lower credits from pension benefit accounting ($9.9 million and $8.6 million) offset, in part, by a decrease in the provision for uncollectible accounts ($7.0 million and $12.4 million) and a reduction in labor costs ($2.9 million and $2.1 million). (See Note 5 for a discussion of the utility subsidiaries' past due account receivable balances.)

Revenues for Peoples Gas for the three- and six-month periods decreased $419.2 million to $346.6 million and $676.9 million to $591.2 million, respectively, due primarily to weather that was 13 percent and 20 percent warmer than the previous periods, respectively, as well as to the lower unit cost of gas.  Operating income decreased $12.2 million to $76.6 million and $25.9 million to $133.2 million, respectively, resulting from a decrease in margin ($9.2 million and $33.4 million) due to lower gas delivery volumes as well as the negative effects of pension benefit accounting ($9.9 million and $8.8 million).  Offsetting these effects, in part, was a decrease in the provision for uncollectible accounts ($6.9 million and $12.1 million) and a reduction in labor costs ($2.5 million and $1.0 million).

Revenues for North Shore Gas for the three-and six-month periods decreased $74.5 million to $61.7 million and $120.3 million to $103.7 million, respectively, due primarily to weather that was 13 percent and 20 percent warmer than the previous periods, respectively, as well as to the lower unit cost of gas.  Operating income decreased $0.4 million to $13.3 million and $2.9 million to $21.4 million, respectively, resulting from a decrease in margin ($1.2 million and $4.7 million) due to lower gas delivery volumes.  Partially offsetting this effect, in part, was a decrease in labor costs and a reduction in the provision for uncollectible accounts.  Also offsetting the six-month period was the positive effects of pension benefit accounting.

As a result of significantly warmer-than-normal weather experienced to date, fiscal 2002 Gas Distribution operating income will decrease from fiscal 2001 results.



Power Generation Segment

The Company is engaged in the development, construction, operation and ownership of electric generation facilities for sales to electric utilities and marketers.  The Company and Dominion are equal investors in Elwood, which owns and operates a nominal 1,350-megawatt peaking facility near Chicago, Illinois.

Revenue recognition for these peaking facilities is based on contract provisions, which assign higher value to summer capacity.  Approximately 80 percent of Elwood's annual capacity revenues will be recognized in the third and fourth quarters resulting in operating losses in the first and second quarters.

Achieving commercial operation of Phase II and the restructuring of Phase I contracts allowed Elwood to successfully close a $402 million non-recourse bond financing on October 23, 2001.  (See Note 6 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.)

The Company reported an operating and equity investment loss for the three- and six-month periods amounting to $2.7 million and $5.5 million, respectively, decreases of $8.3 million and $11.5 million from the previous period operating and equity investment income results.  The main reason for the decrease was the interest expense related to the $402 million non-recourse bond financing.  In prior periods, the interim financing costs for this project were reflected as corporate interest expense.  The impact of this financing significantly reduced equity investment income from Elwood ($3.8 million and $7.9 million).  Last year's second quarter and fiscal year-to-date results benefited from a gain on the liquidation of financial hedges associated with Elwood's gas supply requirements ($4.0 million).  Other than the financing and hedge impact, operating results were boosted by higher capacity revenues due to the Phase II expansion of the Elwood facility which became commercially operable in June 2001 ($0.3 million and $3.1 million).  Also contributing to the decrease was higher development expenses related to the pursuit of new power projects.

Inclusion of interest expense related to the non-recourse bond financing will lower equity investment income by approximately $17.0 million in 2002.  The Company expects the partnerships operating income for fiscal 2002 to increase due to a full year's impact of the Elwood expansion and the completion of a 350-megawatt Southeast Chicago Energy Project in partnership with Exelon Corporation.



Midstream Services Segment

The Company is engaged in wholesale activities that provide value to gas distribution marketers, utilities and pipelines.  The Company, through Peoples Gas, operates a natural gas hub.  It also owns and operates, through Peoples Energy Resources Corp., a natural gas liquids peaking facility and is active in other asset-based wholesale activities.  The Company and Enron were equal partners in enovate LLC (enovate), which engaged in a comprehensive wholesale business for the Chicago marketplace including marketing and trading.  Enron filed for protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code on December 2, 2001.  As a result, the Company acquired Enron's 50 percent interest in enovate, and continues to honor all of its existing obligations.  (See "Other Matters - Enron Bankruptcy Filing.")

Revenues for the three- and six-month periods decreased $13.6 million to $34.0 million and $30.7 million to $57.2 million, respectively.  Success in this segment is dependent upon capturing margin from price movements in the wholesale market.  The size of this margin can vary daily and is small in relation to the market value of the commodity.  Therefore, revenue statistics are not necessarily a good indicator of results.

Operating and equity investment income decreased $0.8 million and $4.0 million for the second quarter and fiscal year-to-date, respectively, compared with prior periods, which benefited from unusual natural gas price volatility.  The declines were primarily due to reductions in enovate income ($1.3 million and $5.0 million) (see "Other Matters - Enron Bankruptcy Filing") and to decreases in wholesale and peaking activities.  Partially offsetting these effects were increases in operating income from hub activity ($1.5 million and $2.8 million).

Results for 2001 benefited from unusual movement in natural gas prices.  During fiscal 2002, the Company expects a return to more normal market activity and thus is expecting lower earnings from this segment.  Enron's bankruptcy, and the Company's subsequent purchase of enovate, has resulted in a restriction of some of enovate's activities (see "Other Matters - Enron Bankruptcy Filing.").  The Company's earnings outlook for fiscal year 2002 included $4.0 million in operating and equity investment income from enovate's trading activities that is likely to be adversely affected by these developments.  Management believes that the other aspects of its Midstream Services business associated with physical deliveries will not be materially affected by Enron's bankruptcy and will increase sufficiently to offset any effect from lower enovate results.



Retail Energy Services Segment

The Company markets gas and electricity and provides energy management and other services to retail customers.

Revenues for the three- and six-month periods decreased $57.9 million to $57.6 million and $88.8 million to $107.9 million, respectively, due to a decline in natural gas commodity prices.  Operating income for the three-month period decreased $2.4 million, to a loss of $0.1 million, compared to a gain of $2.3 million in the previous period.  The decrease was a result of the prior year change in an inventory accounting method ($2.9 million) and the impact of warmer-than-normal weather.  Offsetting this impact was increased growth in electric margins and a reduction in operating expenses.  Operating income for the six-month period increased $1.0 million to $1.3 million, due mainly to increased growth in electric margins ($2.3 million) and a reduction in operating expenses.  Partially offsetting these effects were lower gas margins ($2.1 million) mainly due to the one-time change in accounting methods in the prior period ($2.9 million).

As a result of margin enhancement and cost management initiatives, the Company expects that the fiscal 2002 results for this segment will continue to show improvement year-over-year.



Oil and Gas Production Segment

The Company is active in the acquisition, development and production of oil and gas reserves in selected onshore basins in North America.  The Company also has an equity investment in EnerVest Energy, L.P. (EnerVest), which develops and manages a portfolio of oil and gas producing properties.  The Company's primary focus is on natural gas, with growth coming from low-to-moderate-risk drilling opportunities and the acquisition of proved reserves with upside potential that can be realized through drilling, production enhancements and reservoir optimization programs.  Certain producing properties owned by the Company qualify for income tax credits as defined in Section 29 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.  The Section 29 income tax credits are computed based on units of production and are scheduled to expire December 31, 2002.

On January 25, 2002, the Company announced that it has elected to change its method of accounting for oil and gas properties from the full cost method to the successful efforts method.  All prior year results have been restated accordingly.  (See Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.)

Revenues for the three- and six-month periods increased $8.7 million to $19.5 million and $15.0 million to $35.3 million, respectively, due to the impact of new reserves acquired in 2001, positive results from drilling programs and the settlement of hedges associated with Enron.  (See "Other Matters - Enron Bankruptcy Filing.")  Offsetting these effects, in part, was a decline in net realized natural gas prices from $3.38 per Mcf in the previous quarter to $2.96 per Mcf in the current quarter.  Operating and equity investment income for the three- and six-month periods increased $5.7 million and $5.5 million, respectively.  This improvement in revenues was offset, in part, by an increase in depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and a reduction in equity investment income ($0.5 million and $4.1 million) due to lower commodity prices, increased drilling and operating expenses and the impact of the Enron bankruptcy.

The Company will continue to pursue low-to-moderate-risk drilling opportunities within its core areas of ownership and operation.  Existing oil and gas properties will be developed through drilling, workovers and operational enhancements.  The Company will also continue to pursue oil and gas reserve acquisitions that are consistent with its growth strategy and hedge a substantial portion of its production in order to mitigate commodity price risk.

As of March 31, 2002, the Company had hedges in place for the last half of fiscal 2002 at an average price of $3.08 per MMbtu.  These hedges account for approximately 90 percent of the projected gas production from currently owned properties.  As of April 26, 2002, the Company has hedges for fiscal 2003 in place at an average price of $3.28 per MMbtu.  Despite increased production and the Enron related hedge settlement, the Company anticipates a decrease in earnings for this segment for fiscal 2002, as compared to fiscal 2001.  Contributing to the anticipated decrease is lower commodity prices, higher depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and equity investment losses, partially offset by the impact of increased production.  The Company is also lowering its original forecast to invest $145.0 million in oil and gas to $65.0 million as a result of the current acquisition environment and the lack of opportunities that meet the Company's investment criteria and risk profile.



Other Segment

The Company is involved in other activities such as district heating and cooling through its Trigen-Peoples partnership and the development of fueling stations for natural gas vehicles.  The Company has invested in Enertech, a venture capital fund specializing in energy-related and telecommunication entities.  These and certain business development activities do not fall under the above segments and are reported in the Other segment.

Revenues for the three- and six-month periods remained relatively flat.



Corporate and Adjustments

Corporate activities that support the business segments, as well as consolidating adjustments, are included under Corporate and Adjustments.

Operating results for the three- and six-month periods reflected losses of $5.4 million and $15.4 million, compared to $3.8 million and $14.4 million in the previous periods, respectively.  The variations were mainly due to the mark-to-market pricing of unrealized liabilities for stock appreciation rights granted to certain employees under the Company's long-term incentive compensation plans ($1.5 million and $1.8 million).



OPERATING STATISTICS

|Summary of Selected Operating Data (Unaudited)         |  |  |                    |  |                  |  |                |  |                 
|------------------------------------------------------ |  |  | ------------------ |  | ---------------- |  | -------------- |  | ----------------
|                                                       |  |  | Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended
|                                                       |  |  | March 31,          |  | March 31,       
|                                                       |  |  | 2002               |  | 2001             |  | 2002           |  | 2001            
|                                                       |  |  |                    |  |                  |  |                |  |                 
|Revenues (In Thousands):                               |  |  |                    |  |                  |  |                |  |                 
|Gas Distribution Sales                                 |  |  |                    |  |                  |  |                |  |                 
|- Residential                                          |  |  |                    |  |                  |  |                |  |                 
|-Heating                                               |  |  | $   300,249        |  | $  696,501       |  | $   504,269    |  | $  1,147,736    
|-Non-heating                                           |  |  | 11,437             |  | 21,075           |  | 23,960         |  | 37,463          
|- Commercial                                           |  |  | 44,660             |  | 105,612          |  | 72,805         |  | 174,004         
|- Industrial                                           |  |  | 7,963              |  | 21,349           |  | 12,700         |  | 34,925          
|Transportation                                         |  |  | 38,048             |  | 52,695           |  | 67,476         |  | 89,031          
|Other                                                  |  |  | 12,054             |  | 4,796            |  | 23,934         |  | 6,834           
|Total Gas Distribution Revenues                        |  |  | $   414,411        |  | $  902,028       |  | $   705,144    |  | $  1,489,993    
|Gas Distribution Deliveries (MDth)                     |  |  |                    |  |                  |  |                |  |                 
|Sales - Residential                                    |  |  |                    |  |                  |  |                |  |                 
|-Heating                                               |  |  | 51,497             |  | 56,522           |  | 83,336         |  | 102,846         
|-Non-heating                                           |  |  | 1,077              |  | 1,175            |  | 2,136          |  | 2,185           
|- Commercial                                           |  |  | 8,011              |  | 8,782            |  | 12,801         |  | 16,010          
|- Industrial                                           |  |  | 1,634              |  | 1,829            |  | 2,600          |  | 3,293           
|Transportation                                         |  |  | 35,333             |  | 38,081           |  | 59,213         |  | 69,848          
|Total Gas Distribution Deliveries                      |  |  | 97,552             |  | 106,389          |  | 160,086        |  | 194,182         
|Weather                                                |  |  |                    |  |                  |  |                |  |                 
|Degree Days - actual                                   |  |  | 2,865              |  | 3,281            |  | 4,727          |  | 5,913           
|Per cent colder (warmer) than normal                   |  |  | -12.0%             |  | 0.8%             |  | -14.6%         |  | 6.9%            
|Number of Gas Distribution Customers (average)         |  |  |                    |  |                  |  |                |  |                 
|Sales - Residential                                    |  |  |                    |  |                  |  |                |  |                 
|-Heating                                               |  |  | 753,053            |  | 757,611          |  | 745,830        |  | 749,905         
|-Non-heating                                           |  |  | 177,859            |  | 180,344          |  | 176,711        |  | 178,270         
|- Commercial                                           |  |  | 45,060             |  | 47,309           |  | 44,067         |  | 47,977          
|- Industrial                                           |  |  | 2,917              |  | 3,092            |  | 2,869          |  | 3,133           
|Transportation                                         |  |  | 21,147             |  | 19,543           |  | 21,368         |  | 18,308          
|Total Gas Distribution Customers                       |  |  | 1,000,036          |  | 1,007,899        |  | 990,845        |  | 997,593         
|Retail Energy Gas and Electric Customers (at March 31) |  |  | 13,053             |  | 14,923           |  | 13,053         |  | 14,923          
|Megawatt Capacity (Pro Rata Share)                     |  |  | 675                |  | 300              |  | 675            |  | 300             
|Oil and Gas Production                                 |  |  |                    |  |                  |  |                | 
|Average daily production:                              |  |  |                    |  |                  |  |                |  |                 
|Gas (MMCFD)                                            |  |  | 47.9               |  | 28.3             |  | 47.6           |  | 29.2            
|Oil (MBOD)                                             |  |  | 1.2                |  | 1.0              |  | 1.2            |  | 1.0             
|Gas equivalent (MMCFED)                                |  |  | 54.8               |  | 34.3             |  | 54.7           |  | 35.5            
|                                                       |  |  |                    |  |                  |  |                |  |                 
|Percentage hedged:                                     |  |  |                    |  |                  |  |                |  |                 
|Gas                                                    |  |  | 82%                |  | 80%              |  | 79%            |  | 83%             
|Oil                                                    |  |  | 100%               |  | 54%              |  | 80%            |  | 54%             
|                                                       |  |  |                    |  |                  |  |                |  |                 
|Average hedge price:                                   |  |  |                    |  |                  |  |                |  |                 
|Gas ($/MCF)                                            |  |  | $         3.32     |  | $        2.40    |  | $         3.46 |  | $           2.44
|Oil ($/BBL)                                            |  |  | $       21.08      |  | $      20.31     |  | $       21.56  |  | $         21.31 
|                                                       |  |  |                    |  |                  |  |                |  |                 
|Net realized price:                                    |  |  |                    |  |                  |  |                |  |                 
|Gas ($/MCF)                                            |  |  | $         2.96     |  | $        3.38    |  | $         3.03 |  | $           2.95
|Oil ($/BBL)                                            |  |  | $       15.08      |  | $      23.89     |  | $       18.82  |  | $         24.47 
|Equivalent ($/MCFE)                                    |  |  | $         2.92     |  | $        3.49    |  | $         3.05 |  | $           3.15



Other Income and Deductions

Other income and deductions for the three-month period for the Company decreased $3.0 million, due mainly to lower interest income ($3.1 million) and to a reduction in interest on the balance of gas costs recoverable from customers.  Partially offsetting these effects was a $1.7 million gain on the disposition of property.  Other income and deductions for the six-month period remained flat.

Other income and deductions for the three- and six-month periods for Peoples Gas increased $1.1 million and $1.4 million, respectively, due mainly to a gain on the disposition of property ($1.7 million).  Offsetting this effect was a reduction in imputed interest on amounts recoverable from customers.

Other income and deductions for the three- and six-month periods for North Shore Gas decreased $103,000 and $171,000, respectively, due mainly to a reduction in imputed interest on amounts recoverable from customers.



Interest Expense

In the following discussion, long-term obligations refer to instruments with maturity dates over one year, including obligations classified as short-term debt in the balance sheet due to tender provisions.

Interest expense for the three- and six-month periods for the Company decreased $4.9 million and $6.3 million, respectively, due to a combination of factors.  Utility short-term borrowing requirements were much lower due to the impacts of warmer weather, lower gas prices and improved customer collections and Peoples Gas' variable rate bonds benefited from lower interest rates.  Partially offsetting these benefits in the six-month period was an increase in corporate interest expense due to increased borrowings to fund diversified expansion projects.

Interest expense for the three- and six-month periods for Peoples Gas decreased $4.6 million and $7.1 million, respectively.  The decreases were mainly due to lower short-term borrowing requirements as a result of warmer weather, lower gas prices and improved customer collections and to lower interest rates on the variable rate bonds.

Interest expense variations for the three- and six-month periods for North Shore Gas were insignificant.



Other Matters

Accounting Standards.  During July 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets."  Under SFAS 142, goodwill amortization ceases when the new standard is adopted. The new rules also require an initial goodwill impairment assessment in the year of adoption and an annual impairment test thereafter. The Company, Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas adopted SFAS No. 142 effective October 1, 2001.  However, the Company and its subsidiaries had no goodwill on their books resulting from acquisitions and the Company also has no recorded intangible assets that have indefinite lives.  Therefore, the Company has no impairment within the year of adoption.

In July 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 143, "Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations."  SFAS No. 143 requires an entity to record a liability and corresponding asset representing the present value of legal obligations associated with the retirement of tangible, long-lived assets.  SFAS No. 143 is effective for fiscal years beginning after June 2002.  At this time the Company, Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas are currently evaluating the impact, if any, that the standard will have on their financial condition or results of operations but do not expect adoption to have a material effect.

In October 2001, the Company, Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas elected early adoption of SFAS No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets".  The adoption of this standard did not have a material effect on their financial condition or results of operations.

Enron Bankruptcy Filing.  On April 4, 2002, the Company announced that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York approved the assignment of its utilities' gas purchase and agency agreements to Occidental Energy Marketing (Occidental).

In other court-approved transactions, Occidental was also assigned, and in turn settled certain hedges formerly in place with Enron.  These hedge contracts were reflected on the December 31, 2001 financial statements as receivables of $2.5 million for financial hedges based on the price in effect at the time the hedges were declared ineffective.  The contracts were settled with Occidental at a market price of $7.6 million resulting in a $5.1 million gain in income.

The Company also acquired Enron's 50 percent interest in enovate and is continuing to provide wholesale services to the Chicago regional marketplace independently while it evaluates new partnership opportunities.



Fiscal 2002 Outlook

Due primarily to an expectation of lower than planned investments in the Oil and Gas segment, the Company is lowering its outlook for fiscal 2002 earnings to $2.70 to $2.80 per diluted share from its prior range of $2.75 to $2.90 per diluted share.  The Company's revised earnings outlook for fiscal 2002 includes the impact of record warm weather.





LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

The following is a summary of cash flows for the Company, Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas for the six months ended March 31:



|                                                    | The Company |           | Peoples Gas |            | North Shore Gas
|--------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | --------- | ----------- | ---------- | ---------------
|(In Thousands)                                      | 2002        | 2001      |             | 2002       | 2001           
|Net cash provided by (used in) operations           | $225,649    | ($24,254) |             | $170,213   | ($2,610)       
|Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | $132,273    | ($98,882) |             | ($42,151)  | ($38,746)      
|Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | ($340,556)  | $152,544  |             | ($191,296) | $69,114        



See the consolidated statement of cash flows and the discussion of major balance sheet fluctuations for more detail.

Balance Sheet Variations

Many of the balance sheet variations are due to normal seasonality and volatility in natural gas prices.

The Company's total assets at March 31, 2002 decreased $183.3 million from September 30, 2001.  The main reason for this decrease was permanent financing by Elwood (see Note 6 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements) and its reimbursement to the Company of advances ($147.6 million) and equity investment ($53.7 million).  .  Also contributing to the decrease was a normal seasonal reduction in gas in storage ($69.0 million), partially offset by higher customer accounts receivables (see Note 5 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements) resulting from normal seasonality ($56.4 million).  In addition to this offset was an increase in prepaid pension costs ($17.7 million) due to settlements arising from the first quarter voluntary early retirement program.

The Company's current liabilities decreased at March 31, 2002 by $260.7 million from September 30, 2001.  The change was mostly a result of a decrease in short-term debt ($305.5 million) primarily due to improved cash flow for the utilities and to the Elwood power project being financed at the partnership level with funds used to reduce corporate short-term debt.  Also contributing to the change in current liabilities was a reduction in gas sales revenues refundable through rate adjustments ($46.3 million) and in accounts payable ($38.4 million) due to lower gas costs in the current period. Partially offsetting these effects were increases in the temporary LIFO liquidation credit ($70.5 million) in the current period due to the anticipated replenishment of the lower cost LIFO price layer by fiscal year end and in accrued taxes ($54.3 million).

Total assets of Peoples Gas at March 31, 2002 decreased $77.4 million from September 30, 2001 primarily due to a reduction in cash and cash equivalents ($63.2 million) due to the seasonal timing of cash flow.  Also contributing to the decrease was a reduction in gas in storage ($56.2 million) due to ordinary gas distribution activity.  Partially offsetting these effects were higher customer accounts receivable resulting from normal seasonality ($42.5 million) and increased prepaid pension costs ($16.4 million).

Current liabilities for Peoples Gas at March 31, 2002 decreased $152.1 million from September 30, 2001.  The decrease was mainly due to a reduction in short-term debt ($173.4 million) used to supplement working capital needs in the prior period and to a decrease in accounts payable ($61.3 million) due to lower gas costs in the current period.  Offsetting these effects, in part, was an increase in the temporary LIFO liquidation credit ($58.9 million) in the current period due to the anticipated replenishment of the lower cost LIFO price layer by fiscal year end.  Also affecting the change were increases in accrued taxes ($38.1 million) and dividends payable on common stock ($17.4 million).

Total assets of North Shore Gas at March 31, 2002 increased $14.8 million from September 30, 2001 primarily due to higher customer accounts receivable ($10.1 million).  Also affecting the change in assets was an increase in cash and cash equivalents ($9.8 million) due to the seasonal timing of cash flow, offset in part, by a reduction in gas in storage ($6.1 million).

Current liabilities for North Shore Gas at March 31, 2002 increased $6.7 million from September 30, 2001 due to an increase in the temporary LIFO liquidation credit ($11.6 million) in the current period due to the anticipated replenishment of the lower cost LIFO price layer by fiscal year end.  Also contributing to the change in current liabilities were increases in accrued taxes ($7.3 million) and dividends payable on common stock ($2.5 million).  Partially offsetting these effects was a decrease in gas sales revenue refundable through rate adjustments ($10.8 million) and lower accounts payable ($5.1 million).



Financial Sources

In addition to cash generated internally by operations, the Company, as of March 31, 2002 has credit facilities of $257.7 million, all of which was unused.  The Company also has ready access to the commercial paper markets.  Also, Peoples Gas has $90.0 million of available credit facilities through August 2002 of which $24.0 million is available to North Shore Gas, all of which was unused.

The Company's only off-balance sheet debt consists of its pro rata share of non-recourse debt of various equity investments, including Trigen-Peoples, EnerVest and Elwood.  The Company is not utilizing special purpose entities for off-balance sheet financing.



Financial Uses

Capital Spending.  In the six-month period, the Company spent $73.6 million, including partnership investments of $11.5 million.  Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas, which make up the Gas Distribution segment, spent $35.3 million and $4.5 million, respectively on property, plant and equipment in the same period.  The remaining $33.8 million was spent by the diversified business segments.

In the first quarter of 2002, Peoples Gas retired short-term debt of $200 million that was issued in the first quarter of 2001.

Dividends.  On February 6, 2002, the Directors of the Company voted to increase the regular quarterly dividend on the Company's common stock to 52 cents per share from the 51 cents per share previously in effect, payable on April 15, 2002.  The annualized dividend rate is $2.08 per share.



Contingencies

Environmental Matters.  Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas are conducting environmental investigations and work at certain sites that were the location of former manufactured gas operations.  (See Note 4 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.)

In 1994, North Shore Gas received a demand from a responsible party under CERCLA for reimbursement, indemnification and contribution for response costs incurred at a former mineral processing site in Denver, Colorado.  North Shore Gas filed a declaratory judgment action in the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois asking the court to declare that North Shore Gas is not liable for response costs relating to the site.  The defendant filed a counterclaim for costs incurred by the defendant with respect to the site.  (See Note 4 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.)



Risk Management

Commodity Price Risk.  The Company's earnings may vary due to changes in commodity prices (market risk) through its subsidiaries' operations and investments.  To manage this market risk, the Company uses forward contracts and financial instruments, including commodity futures contracts, swaps and options contracts.

Starting in the current fiscal quarter, the Company's utilities began a program to utilize financial derivative instruments to "lock-in" the purchase price for a portion of its future natural gas purchases.  The strategy is intended to minimize fluctuations in firm gas sales prices to the regulated firm gas sales customers.  Since these derivative instruments are not designated as hedges and are employed to support gas sales prices to regulated firm gas sales customers, the accounting for these derivative instruments is subject to SFAS 71.  Therefore, changes in the market value of these derivatives are recorded as a Regulatory Asset or Regulatory Liability on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.  Gains or losses on the settlement of these contracts are included as an adjustment to gas purchases in the determination of the monthly gas charge to customers.

The Company uses swaps and options to hedge its working interests in natural gas and oil producing properties.  These swaps and options qualify for hedge accounting, therefore gains and losses from financial hedges will be recorded in the income statement in the month that the gas and oil is produced.  Any hedge ineffectiveness is booked monthly to the income statement.  (See Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.)

Sensitivity analyses are used to estimate the Company's price exposure to the market risk of its physical natural gas and oil reserves and the related financial instruments used to hedge price exposure.  As of March 31, 2002, assuming an instantaneous 10 percent change in the underlying commodity forward price curve, the impact to Earnings Before Income Taxes for fiscal years 2002 through 2006 would be $12.9 million.

The Company sells fixed price and variable priced products as part of its Retail Energy Services businesses.  Price risk is managed through the use of supplier contracts, storage and financial transactions and occasionally results in open positions between the amount of gas purchased and gas sold.  As of March 31, 2002, the mark-to-market gain from open positions was immaterial.

The Company monitors and controls its derivative and physical commodity positions using analytical techniques including mark-to-market analysis and sensitivity analysis.  This analysis provides information on credit exposure as well as the current value of the portfolio.  Pursuant to the Company's credit policy, credit lines are established for all counterparties based on a thorough review of credit quality. The Company does not anticipate any nonperformance from these counterparties that will have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or results of operations of the Company.



Interest Rate Risk.  Interest rate risk generally is related to the Company's and its Gas Distribution subsidiaries' outstanding debt.  A sensitivity analysis methodology is being utilized to determine potential loss of future earnings, fair values, or cash flows from market risk sensitive instruments over a selected time period due to hypothetical changes in interest rates.

The Company manages its interest rate risk exposure by maintaining a mix of fixed and variable rate debt.  The Company currently has $227.0 million outstanding in variable rate bonds and notes (taxable and tax-exempt) which represents 24 percent of total outstanding debt.  Assuming interest rates are 10 percent higher than the rates reported at the end of March 31, 2002, the Company's annualized interest expense would increase by approximately $0.4 million before considering the effect of income taxes.

Peoples Gas manages its interest rate risk exposure by maintaining a mix of fixed and variable rate debt.  Peoples Gas currently has $202.0 million outstanding in variable rate bonds and notes (taxable and tax-exempt) which represents 42 percent of total outstanding debt. Assuming interest rates are 10 percent higher than the rates reported at the end of March 31, 2002, the Company's annualized interest expense would increase by approximately $0.4 million before considering the effect of income taxes.

North Shore Gas currently has no outstanding variable rate bonds and notes.

Excluded from the above calculation is $75.0 million of the Company's variable rate $100.0 million Notes due August 1, 2002.  The Company's exposure to change in interest rates has been reduced due to the execution of an interest rate swap effective February 1, 2001 to fix the rate at 6.8 percent for $75.0 million of the $100.0 million.



FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

The Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition (MD&A) contains statements that may be considered forward-looking, such as:  management's expectations, management's earnings estimates for fiscal 2002, the statements of the Company's business and financial goals regarding its business segments, the effect of weather on net income, cash position, source of funds, financing activities, market risk, the insignificant effect on income arising from changes in revenue from customers' gas purchases from entities other than the Gas Distribution utility subsidiaries and environmental matters.  These statements speak of the Company's plans, goals, beliefs, or expectations, refer to estimates or use similar terms.  Actual results could differ materially, because the realization of those results is subject to many uncertainties including:

- the future health of the U.S. and Illinois economies;

- the timing and extent of changes in energy commodity prices, including but not limited to the effect of unusually high gas prices on cost of gas supplies, accounts receivable and the provision for uncollectible accounts, and interest expense;

- adverse resolution of material litigation;

- business and competitive conditions resulting from deregulation and consolidation of the energy industry;

- regulatory developments in the U.S., Illinois and other states where the Company does business;

- changes in the nature of the Company's competition resulting from industry consolidation, legislative change, regulatory change and other factors, as well as action taken by particular competitors;

- the Company's success in identifying diversified business segment projects on financially acceptable terms and generating earnings from projects in a reasonable time;

- drilling risks and the inherent uncertainty of gas and oil reserve estimates;

- weather related energy demand;

- the timing and extent of changes in interest rates; and

- terrorist activities.

Some of these uncertainties that may affect future results are discussed in more detail under the captions "Competition and Deregulation," "Regulation," "Environmental Matters," and "Current Gas Supply" in "Item 1 - Business" of the Annual Report on Form 10-K.  All forward-looking statements included in this MD&A are based upon information presently available, and the Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.



ITEM 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk are reported under "MD&A - Risk Management," and Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.





PART II.   OTHER INFORMATION

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|Item 1.  Legal Proceedings                                                                                        
|See Note 4 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion pertaining to environmental matters.



|Item 4.	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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|                                              | FOR        | WITHHELD
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|James R. Boris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  | 29,293,899 | 645,482 
|William J. Brodsky . . . . . . . . . . .      | 29,304,044 | 635,336 
|Pastora San Juan Cafferty . . . . . .         | 29,257,511 | 689,502 
|Homer J. Livingston, Jr. . . . . . . . .      | 29,270,078 | 670,122 
|Lester H. McKeever . . . . . . . . . .        | 29,244,716 | 702,297 
|Thomas M. Patrick . . . . . . . . . . . .     | 29,284,242 | 655,364 
|Richard E. Terry . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  | 29,255,601 | 684,005 
|Richard P. Toft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 29,280,126 | 659,480 
|Arthur R. Velasquez . . .. . . . . . . .      | 29,278,259 | 668,754 

| |  | 2. | A proposal to ratify the recommendation of the Audit Committee and the appointment by the Board of Directors of Arthur Andersen LLP as the independent public accountants for Peoples Energy and its subsidiaries for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002 was approved.  The Inspectors of Election certified the following vote tabulations:
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|FOR        | AGAINST   | ABSTAIN  
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|25,258,855 | 3,550,210 | 1,133,027

| |  | 3. | A shareholder proposal urging the board of directors to take the necessary steps to nominate at least two candidates for each directorship to be filled by voting of shareholders at the annual meeting was defeated.  The Inspectors of Election certified the following vote tabulations:
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|FOR       | AGAINST    | ABSTAIN   | NON-VOTES
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|2,091,605 | 21,205,096 | 1,115,380 | 5,530,011



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|In a press release dated February 22, 2002 the Company announced that Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard E. Terry will retire August 1, 2002, and that the Board of Directors intends to elect Thomas M. Patrick as his successor.    
|In a press release dated April 15, 2002, the Company announced that the Board of Directors elected Dipak C. Jain to the Company's Board, effective May 1, 2002.  Professor Jain is Dean of Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Business.



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