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Thousands Still without Power Across Illinois, Northwest Indiana After Storms on Monday

Duke Energy said more than 12,000 customers lost service after gusty winds and heavy rain knocked down trees and damaged lines.

  • On Monday night, strong storms rolled through Greater Cincinnati, knocking out power for thousands of customers in the region.
  • Two rounds of storms swept through Northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana on Monday, prompting tornado and thunderstorm warnings; more than 530,000 ComEd customers and 61,000 NIPSCO customers lost power.
  • Wind gusts exceeded 80 mph, damaging infrastructure and downing trees across communities. Ground stops at O'Hare International Airport and Midway International Airport forced cancellation of nearly 1,000 flights.
  • ComEd deployed more than 2,300 personnel across Northern Illinois, expecting to restore power to 80% of impacted customers by noon on Wednesday. Crews are "working around the clock" to address widespread damage.
  • The National Weather Service warns storms are "becoming more frequent, more powerful and more destructive," while officials advise treating all downed power lines as live and dangerous.
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Officials say parts of Lake County among hardest hit in Chicagoland area after severe storms; power outages continue

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Thousands still without power across Illinois, Northwest Indiana after storms on Monday

Thousands of people are still in the dark after two rounds of storms swept through the area on Monday afternoon.

·New York, United States
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The Times of Northwest IndianaThe Times of Northwest Indiana
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UPDATE | NIPSCO says it will be Wednesday before most outages are restored

The National Weather Service said early Tuesday that Northwest Indiana and the Chicago area experienced "several probable tornado paths, swaths of extensive significant straight line wind damage, and large, damaging hail."

·Munster, United States
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Base Power launches backyard battery backup system for ComEd customers

As energy prices continue to rise and power outages become more frequent amid extreme weather events, ComEd customers have a new option to help navigate both problems. A giant backyard battery.

·Chicago, United States
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POWER OUTAGES | Thousands without power as strong storms move through

Thousands of customers lost power on Monday night after strong storms rolled through Greater Cincinnati.

·Cincinnati, United States
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Audacy broke the news in Philadelphia, United States on Monday, July 27, 2026.
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