The ice storm that moved through the Elgin-Carpentersville area Wednesday left downed electrical wires and tree branches in its wake and caused thousands of power outages, some of which won’t be restored until Saturday.
Elgin Fire Chief Robb Cagann said ComEd reported 10,481 customers lost power, including homes, businesses and schools, and 48% remained without electricity as of Thursday.A post on the Elgin Police Department Facebook page said ComEd expects 80% of those who lost power should have it returned by Thursday night and all are expected to be back in service by Saturday evening.
Elgin police received about 300 emergency calls but neither they nor the fire department dealt with any major storm incidents beyond the downed lines and branches and some road closures, officials said. “The generator failed, and while an emergency replacement was obtained, dispatchers were sent to Elgin’s communication center to handle our calls,” Carpentersville Police Chief Patrick Hoey said. “Power was restored two hours later at 11:35 p.m. At the peak, there were approximately 50 pending calls, primarily trees and wires down. There were no serious incidents.
“We have a smattering of small branches and some limbs down near the riverbank,” Kruger said. There were isolated power outages, he said.
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