Mayor Brandon Johnson Surveys Storm Damage as Thousands Remain without Power

City Working 'Tirelessly' To Fix Storm Damage, Mayor Says, As Thousands Await Restored Power

CHATHAM — Chicago experienced unprecedented levels of damage after Wednesday and Thursday’s onslaught of severe thunderstorms, with power restorations expected by the end of the weekend and clean-up efforts expected to take over a week, city officials said Friday. The storms uprooted trees and destroyed infrastructure across the city after blowing through Chicago this week, with winds reaching over 70 miles per hour on Wednesday night. More than…

More than 80K remain without power in Chicago area, NW Indiana after severe storms

Editor’s note: Coverage from this week’s storms can be viewed in the player above: More than 80,000 Chicago-area and northwest Indiana residents continued to remain without power on Saturday following intense storms – including multiple tornadoes – that ripped through the area earlier this week, destroying homes, uprooting trees and downing power lines. As of 9:36 a.m., more than 68,000 ComEd customers were without power across northern Illinois…

Mayor Brandon Johnson surveys storm damage as thousands remain without power

Thousands of Chicago residents remained without power Friday evening as crews continued working to restore service and assess damage from a powerful storm system that impacted every corner of the city.

More than 100,000 ComEd customers still without power after severe storms

Bertha Young sat on her front porch, staring at a tree that had fallen in front of her home. Despite the damage surrounding her, she felt grateful the tree had not struck her house. Along 71st and Green streets, fallen trees and large branches blocked roadways and covered the front steps of several homes. Nearby, cars sat with smashed windows and light poles had been knocked to the ground as residents looked at the damage left behind by the stor…