CAROL STREAM, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A multi-year effort by Mercy Housing Lakefront to provide energy-efficient housing for families across northern Illinois resulted in the organization receiving a Premier Partner Award from Multi-Family Energy Savings (MFES). MFES is a collaboration between ComEd, Nicor Gas, North Shore Gas and Peoples Gas that helps families living in multi-family communities, along with property owners, access energy efficiency upgrades that can lower energy use and costs.