ComEd restores power Northern Illinois

Exelon — Commonwealth Edison crews are actively working to restore power to over 52,000 customers in northern United States — Illinois following a series of severe storms with heavy rain, lightning, and wind gusts exceeding 50 miles per hour, compounded by extreme heat. The storms caused extensive tree damage and impacted substations, leading to widespread outages. Exelon — Commonwealth Edison, a unit of Exelon, has restored power to more than 200,000 customers since the storms began and expects 80 percent of remaining customers to be restored by the evening of July 4, with full restoration by Sunday evening. The company has deployed over 1,300 personnel and generators to ease strain on the grid and has requested customers in the western suburbs and city neighborhoods to conserve energy until Friday evening. David Perez, executive vice president and COO of Exelon — Commonwealth Edison, emphasized the company's commitment to quick and safe restoration.