The northern region includes Lake Forest and Lake Bluff.
No power outages were reported in Lake Forest or Lake Bluff but as of 8 a.m., 20,000 Commonwealth residential and businesses customers are without power in Northern Illinois, according to a ComEd Spokesman. As of 9:30 a.m., a spokespersons for the the City of Lake Forest and the Village of Lake Bluff said no outages had been reported in in those communities. In other parts of northern Illinois, that was not the case. “We have deployed crews, they are going to the areas impacted by the storm," said Tony Hernandez, ComEd Spokesman. "Once they get on site and determine whether they need to clear tree debris they will start restoring power as soon as possible.” The region includes Deerfield. The northern region extends south to Wheaton, north…
Price tag from three significant storms in the past month: $180,000.
Over the past month, it has seemed that as soon as Lake Forest city crews made some headway in the cleanup and repair process from a major summer storm, another one would blow through, forcing them to start over again. Three damaging storms have downed countless trees, limbs and power lines in the past three weeks, bringing endless power outages that have brought frustration to Lake Forest residents and city officials alike. The Lake Forest City Council received a breakdown of the total damage from the storms at its first meeting since all three occurred. Each storm was different in nature, and hit during a different time of the day. However, the high frequency has led to city leaders to consider taking serious steps to come up with an …
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Bonita
6:39 am on Tuesday, July 19, 2011
I am encouraged that City officials are deciding to take some extra steps! The City is our advocate, and has far more "clout" with Com Ed than any of us! Rumors of "sizzling trees" remaining on power lines for days on end cannot make us feel safe! Hearing that the city could not get through to Com Ed was shocking! We need someone at City Hall with a direct line--not automated -- to Com Ed to … more ›