No Power For Hundreds In Frankfort Because Of Blizzard

FRANKFORT, IL — Hundreds of Frankfort ComEd customers are without power after a snowstorm rolled through the area Sunday night and early Monday. The village outages are part of a string of outages around the Chicago area that power company is blaming on the severe weather.

Nearly 1,000 customers in multiple areas around the village were without power Monday morning, according to ComEd. Although the cause of the outages is being attributed to the blizzard, the power company is still assessing the damage and don't have an estimate on when power will be restored.

Residents without power — and heat — can go to the following warming centers in Frankfort and the surrounding communities.

Frankfort Village Hall

432 W. Nebraska St., Frankfort | 815-405-7504

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Additional hours by request

Tinley Park Police Department

7850 W 183rd St. | 708-444-5300

By request

Tinley Park Senior Center

17355 S 68th Court | 708-444-5300

By request

Orland Township Activity Center

14807 Ravinia Ave., Orland Township | 708-403-4222

8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday-Friday; 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday. Transportation is available for seniors 55 years and older.

Orland Park Police Department

15100 S. Ravinia Ave., Orland Park | 708-349-4111

Open 24 hour

Franklin Lobe Center

14650 S. Ravinia Ave., Orland Park | 708-403-7275

By Request

New Lenox Police Department

200 Veterans Pkwy., New Lenox | 815-468-6128

By request

New Lenox Public Library

120 Veterans Pkwy., New Lenox | 815-485-2605, ext. 101

10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 4 pm. Saturday

The National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning Sunday for Cook and Will counties. It is set to expire at 9 a.m. Monday, Nov. 26.

Snow accumulations are expected to be 7 to 11 inches, with localized amounts reaching 13 inches, according to the weather agency. Wind gusts as strong as 45 mph could cause blowing snow and whiteout conditions, and snowfall rates could be more than 2 inches per hour.

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