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 …
Monday, July 9, 2012
Commonwealth Edison says fraudulent activities typically increase after major storms and natural disasters.
Information provided by Commonwealth Edison. ComEd is warning customers to be on the alert for scam artists who increase their activity after major storms and other natural disasters. Following the recent storm that knocked out power to more than 300,000 customers, ComEd experienced an increase in calls about two current scams that could cost customers money and valuable personal information. Scammers may call or come to your home. Representatives from ComEd always carry proper identification and never ask customers for cash or personal financial information. Customers can verify if a ComEd worker is in the area or whether a caller is an employee by calling 1-800-EDISON1. Customers can avoid being scammed by taking a few precautions: …
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
State Senate President Cullerton praises new legislation to New Trier Democrats. Biss, Garrett and Nekritz disagree.
Power outages arising from a string of severe summer storms were on the mind of a number of people who came to hear state Senate President John Cullerton (D-Chicago) give the New Trier Township Democratic Organization an update on legislative affairs Sunday in Winnetka. “Is something being done with an eye to reducing the problems with ComEd (Commonwealth Edison),” Ed Bancroft of Winnetka asked Cullerton. “Will the power outages be reduced?” Cullerton took the opportunity to tell Bancroft and the rest of the crowd of more than 30 people at the Winnetka Community House about the latest legislation to regulate ComEd. On Oct. 26, the General Assembly voted to override Gov. Patrick Quinn’s veto of smart grid legislation after tweaking the …
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Task force of municipal officials drafts white paper for state senator to turn into legislation.
When state Sen. Susan Garrett (D-Lake Forest) called a meeting in July to bring municipal officials and ComEd executives together to resolve some of the problems arising from severe summer storms, Glenview Village Manager Todd Hileman asked to attend. Little did Hileman know he would be volunteering to head a task force examining ComEd's response to outages. On Tuesday, he and others presented the results of their work during a news conference sponsored by the Northwest Municipal Conference in Chicago: a white paper that Garrett hopes to turn into legislation to hold ComEd accountable for its actions. More storms, more problems Hileman served on a similar task force three years ago after an earlier series of storms and thought some …
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Legislators demand accountability from utility.
Dissatisfaction with answers from ComEd at a hearing of the Illinois House Public Utilities Committee Tuesday in Highland Park is causing members of the General Assembly to rethink their support for legislation favored by ComEd. Earlier: ComEd Can't Pull Plug on Residents' Anger State Rep. Karen May (D-Highland Park) arranged the meeting in the northern suburbs after more than 1.2 million ComEd customers were left without power in the aftermath of storms June 21 and July 11. Twelve members or substitute members of the committee heard ComEd President and Chief Operating Officer Ann Pramaggiore tell a gathering of more than 200 people at the Highland Park Country Club the company was prepared to make changes. Pramaggiore also said smart …
Friday, August 12, 2011
Karen May, Daniel Biss and others to question ComEd, Illinois Commerce Commission.
Are you one of the more than 1 million people in Chicagoland who have lost power due to the summer storms? Do you want to let your representatives in Springfield know your story? Do you want to hear what ComEd and the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC)—the agency that regulates ComEd—have to say? All of those things and more are possible when the Illinois House of Representatives Public Utilities Committee holds a hearing at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Highland Park Country Club. The meeting was organized by state Rep. Karen May (D-Highland Park) after thunderstorms and high winds knocked out power to more than 1 million ComEd customers. Many were without electricity for days. In Winnetka, which provides electric power to residents, no one…
Markdizzle
11:05 am on Monday, February 25, 2013
Wow is ComEd really trying to give advice on watching out for scams?? Hold on give me a second so I can stop laughing hysterically. ComEd should probably listen to there own advice and stop sending bills out with random miscellaneous charges that you do not owe. Then when you call them they say its being corrected and then they send you another bill and try to trick you again. If you want to talk… more ›