A transformer failure on Chicago's Northwest Side caused several thousand residents to lose power overnight as temperatures struggled to dip below 80 degrees.

Tens of thousands of ComEd customers are without power as severe thunderstorms hammered the Chicago area Thursday.

The storms damaged trees and equipment, causing power outages for approximately 216,000 customers. Nearly 1,700 ComEd and contractor crews will be working around the clock to restore power to ...

Climate change has increased the frequency and intensity of severe weather. To strengthen its infrastructure, ComEd has been investing in power grid upgrades. These improvements have helped to ...

As residents of Chicago's Northwest Side recovered from the sweltering heat, a round of storms Thursday caused a ground stop ...

Afternoon thunderstorms moving through the area gave a brief reprieve from the extreme heat that had plagued the city since last week but triggered more than a thousand power outages affecting nearly ...

The utility is operating under an expired power-service agreement. That could provide leverage to get more money for people ...

The outage occurred at 10:05 p.m. and affected the area between Michigan Avenue and Lake Shore Drive and between Wacker Drive and Monroe Street, ComEd spokeswoman Krissy Posey said.

More than 500 ComEd customers in the Lake Bluff area faced a power outage Wednesday afternoon after the driver of a dump truck knocked down several live utility lines on Route 176, authorities ...

A transformer failure on Chicago's Northwest Side caused several thousand residents to lose power overnight as temperatures struggled to dip below 80 degrees.