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ComEd expects 80% of outages to be fixed by Wednesday
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Officials with ComEd expect 80% of outages to be fixed later this week following severe storms in northern Illinois that left thousands without power. “While we are assessing the storm damage and our region’s power infrastructure, ComEd crews are working around the clock to restore our customers,” said Vice President of Distribution Operations Mike Martin. “We expect to have 80% of our customers picked up by Wednesday afternoon at 3 p.m. and 99% of our customers by this Friday, July 18.”
Ill. fire departments aim to honor fallen firefighter’s dream of local training facility
ROCK FALLS, Ill. — To build a state-of-the-art training facility that decades down the road still effectively serves Sauk Valley firefighters and, by extension, residents — that’s the goal that members of the Garrett Ramos Training Facility Cooperative set for the Rock Falls and Sterling fire departments.
River levels climb across northern Illinois due to recent rainfall
With how much heavy rain northern Illinois endured since Saturday afternoon, expect river levels to slowly rise over the next few days. Flood warnings remain in place for multiple spots along the Rock including Como, Byron, Latham Park, and Rockton. The Pecatonica in Freeport and Shirland as well as the Kishwaukee near Perryville are also under a flood warning.
Rep. Fritts hosting school supply drive
DIXON – State Representative Brad Fritts (R-Dixon) announced that he will be hosting his second annual school supply drive for local students in need. The drive will be running from July 17 through July 31. “Right now, families across Illinois are struggling to afford basic necessities like school supplies...
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