CHICAGO — More than 110,000 ComEd customers are without power as storms rage through the Chicago region Tuesday night.
As of 8 p.m., the power company reports more than 1,000 active outages, affecting nearly 111,000 customers.
Nearly 22,000 customers are affected in Kane County. More than 19,000 customers are in the dark in Cook County.
Close to 6,300 customers are affected in DeKalb County. Du Page County follows with more than 5,400 without lights.
MORE WEATHER COVERAGE: Severe Thunderstorm Warnings issued Tuesday night
Power restoration efforts are expected to continue throughout the night. ComEd said more than 4,000 customers have already been served.
Downed trees and power lines have been reported throughout surrounding counties.
Severe thunderstorm warnings have been issued for Will, Kane, McHenry, Grundy, Kendall and Lake (IL) counties until 8 p.m. Cook and DuPage counties are under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 8:30 p.m.
The storms come on a day when some parts of the Chicago region saw heat index temperatures in the 100s.