More than 14,700 customers were without power since a line of storms blew into the area overnight, ComEd reported Wednesday.
As of 8 a.m., about 709 outages were reported affecting about 14,758 customers.
Tuesday night, up to 75 mph winds was expected in portions of central and northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana. Temperatures rose shy of 90 degrees, increasing the chance of severe weather and tornadoes. As of Wednesday morning, the National Weather Service has not confirmed any tornados in the area, but officials are out monitoring the damage.
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