Overview
- ComEd said storms that swept the region on Monday knocked out power to more than 530,000 customers at the peak and that roughly 174,000 ComEd customers were still without service as of noon Tuesday.
- ComEd crews aim to restore about 80% of impacted homes by Wednesday midday but warned some customers could remain without power through Friday night because repairs require damage assessments and infrastructure rebuilds.
- Extreme wind gusts over 80 mph toppled poles, uprooted trees and damaged structures, creating safety hazards that must be cleared before lines can be re-energized.
- ComEd identified hard-hit communities including Maywood, Crestwood, Bolingbrook, University Park, Chicago Heights, Glen Ellyn, Skokie, Waukegan and Libertyville while NIPSCO reported nearly 15,000 Indiana customers still without power and crews working across state lines.
- ComEd says the 2026 storm season has already outpaced 2025 in frequency and severity, a trend that is stretching crew resources and could mean more multi-day outages if violent storms continue.