Power Outages Still Hit Southern Suburbs | Chicago News

Power’s still out for 52,000 homes and businesses across southern suburbs like Homewood and Joliet after devastating storms knocked out over 400,000 ComEd customers—forcing crews to rebuild poles and lines in muddy conditions. While 87% have power restored, ComEd aims for 99% by Saturday night, with a few areas possibly still dark into Sunday. The fallout? Schools including Homewood-Flossmoor High are delaying start dates, with District 154 pushing back the entire school year to August 24th. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/58d131459b1507ab