Tuesday, July 24, 2012
The northern region includes Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka, Glenview and Northfield.
As of 8 a.m., 20,000 Commonwealth residential and businesses customers are without power in Northern Illinois, according to a ComEd Spokesman. “We have deployed crews, they are going to the areas impacted by the storm," said Tony Hernandez, ComEd Spokesman. "Once they get on site and determine whether they need to clear tree debris they will start restoring power as soon as possible.” The region includes Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka, Glenview and Northfield. For specific power outage information in your area, check out this map. The northern region extends south to Wheaton, north to Zion, west to Crystal Lake and east to Highland Park and Evanston area. ComEd crews will be working to restore power throughout the day and into the …
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Monday morning's brief storm has knocked out lights along Lake Avenue.
Updated as of 2:07 p.m. July 13 According to Wilmette Police Chief Brian King, several traffic light outages have been restored. The following lights are still down: Below is the original version of this story, which was published at 11 a.m. on July 11: Wilmette-Kenilworth Patch is keeping track of which traffic lights are down due to Monday morning's thunder storm. We took a look aroudn town and spoke with Wilmette Police and found the following outages: Lights are out at the following intersection(s):
Reader and former Wilmette Trustee Mari Terman submitted these images to Patch.
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Wednesday, July 13, 2011
While Monday's storm swept through Wilmette and left several thousand without power, some Patch readers found beauty in its aftermath. The above photo of the day was submitted by Mari Terman.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
A traffic light is down at Kenilworth Avenue and Sheridan Road.
Approximately 271 Kenilworth ComEd customers are still without power as of 10 p.m. Monday, according to Village Manager Brad Burke. "The one reminder we want to stress is to encourage folks to call ComEd to report their outage even if they think their neighbors made the call." Burke said, "Our e-mail and Internet service is down here at the village hall, which is impacting our ability to get out of the message effectively." Power is out at Kenilworth's Public Works facility, which has been running on a back-up generator since yesterday's storm, Burke said. The only reported traffic light outage has been at Kenilworth Avenue and Sheridan Road, but no major public damage has occurred, he added. "We did have one tree that fell across and …
Monday, July 11, 2011
A reader and Wilmette resident shares photos and a poem of the "Ancient Ash."
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Monday, July 11, 2011
Ode to an Ancient Ash Standing with us for so long. Now gone. We will mourn. Since 1746, for generations… How many walked under your shade? How many sheltered in your canopy? How many nested in your branches? With us for so long. Now gone. We will miss you. Therese Bach Heyek Wilmette nature photographer and author of Open to Behold: Seeing God in Everyday Nature www.ThereseBachHeyek.com
An early morning thunderstorm has caused Village Hall to close for Monday.
Wilmette Village Hall will be closed for Monday due to power outages from an early morning thunderstorm, according to an e-alert. "Village crews are surveying the community and working to clear streets and downed trees," the alert states. Meanwhile the closure means that the evening's Park District Board meeting has been canceled and will be moved to a later date. Officials are reiterating that power outages or downed wires should be reported to ComEd. Stay tuned to Patch for more on the storm.
Village Hall is without power, as well as 5th Street and Linden Avenue as of 8 a.m. Monday.
Updated as of 11:11 a.m. A severe thunder storm that hit Cook County early morning Monday has left Wilmette residents and Village Hall without power. Patch spoke with Village Manager Tim Frenzer who encouraged residents to still make non-emergency calls for service to public works and the police department. ComEd has indicated that more than 615,000 Chicago-area customers are presently without electricity. Approximately 45 percent of these outages (280,000) are localized across the northern suburbs. "We don't have a sense of when the power is coming back," ComEd Spokesman Tony Hernandez told Patch. "We have 450 crew members out to repair storm outages, working around the clock diligently trying to restore power." Meanwhile, the power …
Friday, June 24, 2011
Power at Kenilworth's Village Hall was restored Thursday afternoon.
Only 13 ComEd customers in Kenilworth are still in the dark Friday afternoon, according to Village Manager Brad Burke. The majority of power outages, including at Village Hall and the police station, were restored Thursday afternoon. "Staff continues to be in regular contact with ComEd officials to work toward the restoration of power to the remaining affected addresses," Burke told Patch in an email. "At this time, ComEd indicates restoration is anticipated to these remaining accounts by the end of the day today."
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Wilmette-Kenilworth Patch is keeping you updated on traffic light outages from Tuesday's storm.
Updated as of June 23 at 12:25 p.m. Wilmette-Kenilworth Patch spoke with Commander Patrick Collins for updates on traffic light outages caused by Tuesday's storm. Lights are out at the following intersection(s): Lights have been repaired at the following intersection(s): Original post from June 22: As crews begin to clean up debri and power gets restored, Wilmette-Kenilworth Patch is keeping track of traffic light outages caused by Tuesday's storm. Lights are out at the following intersection(s): 1. Glenview Road and Skokie Boulevard 2. Illinois Road and Lake Avenue Lights are functioning as a stop sign at the following intersection(s): 1. Sheridan Road and Lake Avenue
A sampling of the most dramatic photos of storm damage in our Patch region.
Tuesday night's storm ripped through the Chicago area, uprooting trees, downing power lines and causing general mayhem. Here are some of the best pictures of the aftermath, taken by Patch editors and readers.
Willie Wilmette
10:20 am on Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Maybe now the village will follow the Arbor Day Foundation's guidelines for tree spacing. If they do, it will reduce costs, increase tree health, & reduce outages. more ›