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Storm Causes Extensive Damage to ComEd System, Resulting in …
CHICAGO, Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/ — Following a series of destructive thunderstorms that downed power lines and severely damaged electrical equipment, ComEd crews have restored service to more than 370,000 customers and are continuing work to restore an additional 222,000 customers who remain without power. Despite a […]
185000 powerless as severe storms hammer Chicago
About 310,000 customers in northern Illinois were without power Thursday night, including 62,000 in Chicago, said ComEd spokesman Tom Stevens, who added that it could take days to restore power for some customers north of the city.
People who ventured out to survey the storm’s aftermath dodged felled trees, downed […]
Bad Weather Grounds Chicago Air And Water Show - Flooding Has Also Been Reported In The Chicagoland Area
Bad weather grounded the annual Chicago Air and Water Show Sunday. Organizers called off the action a few hours early because of the clouds and steady rain.
Families who traveled to the city for the show were disappointed and […]
The Dark Knight redux
A curious crowd has gathered in Chicago’s Old Town, where a film crew has spent a good portion of the night setting up shop.
Word has traveled through the neighborhood that the latest in the “Batman” series, “The Dark Knight,” starring Christian Bale as the Caped Crusader, is shooting scenes. People, many […]
Bloggers Consider Forming Labor Union
CHICAGO - Do bloggers need their own Norma Rae?
In a move that might make some people scratch their heads, a loosely formed coalition of left-leaning bloggers are trying to band together to form a labor union they hope will help them receive health insurance, conduct collective bargaining or even set professional […]
Obama Unveils Plan To Cure the Ills of Urban America
Senator Obama of Illinois rolled out a plan to cure the ills of urban America, just as one of his rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination, John Edwards, wrapped up a three-day trip focusing on America’s poor.
In a speech yesterday in the capital’s poorest neighborhood, Anacostia, […]