Storm-Related Outages 'Completely Restored' in West Suburbs

Commonwealth Edison officials said Friday power has been completely restored for customer with storm-related power outages in its western region. According to a ComEd representative, 24,000 storm-related outages remain as of Friday morning in the Chicago area with 19,900 in the northern region. 

Tuesday's storm caused "extensive damage" requiring a "multiple day" restoration effort from ComEd, according to its website, resulting in halted service for more than 400,000 customers.

As of 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, more than 10,000 ComEd customers without power, according to ComEd's outage map. 

As of 8 a.m. Wednesday, approximately 268,000 ComEd customers were without power, according to ComEd, which had restored power for approximately 126,000 customers since the storm.

ComEd reminds customers to never approach a downed power line and to always assume a power line is energized and dangerous. If you see a downed power line, call 1-800-Edison-1 immediately.

Customers can receive outage alerts via text messages. Go to the website to sign up.

Editor's note: If you are still without power, please contact the editor directly. ComEd requested immediate notice if there were still customers with storm-related outages. Email Charlotte@patch.com or call 630-589-7732.