Community steps up after food pantry in Wheaton forced to discard 3 tons of items due to power outage
People's Resource Center CEO Jeni Fabian said the center had to throw away three tons of food due to a power outage resulting from Monday's storms.
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People's Resource Center CEO Jeni Fabian said the center had to throw away three tons of food due to a power outage resulting from Monday's storms.
Subcontractors in Chicago Heights say they expect to be there for most of the day.
Recovery from the severe weather on Monday has stretched into a third day.
People across the community step in to make sure they're okay until their power comes back on.
ComEd officials say over 2300 crews are focusing on power restoration. Power at the retirement home was restored on Tuesday night.
The National Weather Service confirmed two tornado touchdowns in the Chicago area during Monday's severe storms.
A power outage shut down the Fifth Municipal District Cook County Courthouse in Bridgeview, Illinois, on Tuesday.
Power is slowly being restored in Cuba, which is dealing with its third nationwide blackout in six months.
Days after a severe weather outbreak, thousands of NIPSCO customers are still without power, and more storms are on the way.
Days after storms brought 13 tornadoes to Northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana, utility crews were still working to restore power to customers who were still in the dark Monday morning.
Cleanup is underway after a line of storms raced east through the suburbs and into the city at 70 to 80 miles per hour on Wednesday, and another round of severe storms is heading in Thursday afternoon and evening.
Two rounds of thunderstorms left damage -- including downed trees, power outages and minor flooding - in their wake Monday.
NIPSCO crews are working to restore power to thousands of customers in Northwest Indiana on Tuesday morning after high winds on Monday night.
The country has been seeing energy issues after the U.S. put an embargo on any oil being sent there, as President Trump calls for regime change.
The country's power grid collapsed on Monday, leaving 10 million people without electricity.
ComEd crews restored power to most customers after over 1,000 homes were impacted amid cold conditions in the Chicago area.
A power outage on Tuesday morning at Hines VA Hospital prompted staff to reschedule some appointments, but officials said most patients were able to receive care.
The power outage affected patients on ventilators, and 10 patients had to be taken to area hospitals with the help of neighboring fire departments.
The Des Plaines Fire Department was called to the Generations at Oakton Pavilion late Saturday night. The power outage affected patients on ventilators, and 10 patients had to be taken to local hospitals for care.
Power was restored to ComEd customers in the western suburbs after a communications fell on power lines Friday morning and left thousands in the dark.
A transformer failure on Chicago's Northwest Side caused several thousand residents to lose power overnight as temperatures struggled to dip below 80 degrees.
A transformer failure on Chicago's Northwest Side caused several thousand residents to lose power overnight as temperatures struggled to dip below 80 degrees.
A line of severe thunderstorms raced through the Chicago area Wednesday afternoon, downing trees, causing power outages, and forcing ground stops at O'Hare and Midway airports.
A line of severe thunderstorms raced through the Chicago area Wednesday afternoon, downing trees, causing power outages, and forcing ground stops at O'Hare and Midway airports. Charlie De Mar reports.
Thirty years ago this week, temperatures in Chicago hit an all-time record of 106 degrees in a heat wave that ended up being to blame for 739 deaths. This is Channel 2 News coverage of the chain of events from Monday, July 17, through Friday, July 21, documenting the death count rising by the hundred, the criticism levied against Mayor Richard M. Daley as officials were caught by surprise, and air conditioner repair scams that cropped up amid the heat.
