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One of two old backyard utility poles that collapsed in backyards in the block of 700 North Douglas Avenue in Arlington Heights Tuesday afternoon, July 14, 2026 (CARDINAL NEWS)

ComEd Outage Affects 125 Customers in North Central Arlington Heights During 97°F Heat

Tue Jul 14, 2026 03:40 pm Cardinal News

ComEd responded about 2:27 p.m. Tuesday, July 14, 2026 to multiple reports of power outages in the neighborhood east of Arlington Heights Road between Oakton Street and Euclid Avenue in Arlington Heights. ComEd indicated that […]

ComEd truck at Douglas Avenue and Fremont Street for a tree branch that took down power lines at Douglas Avenue and Fremont Street in Arlington Heights, Saturday, July 12, 2025 (CARDINAL NEWS)

Tree Branch Takes Down Power Lines, 382 ComEd Customer Lose Power in Arlington Heights

Sat Jul 12, 2025 05:10 am Cardinal News

Tree downs power lines in Arlington Heights at Douglas Avenue and Fremont Street, 382 ComEd customers lose power around 2:51 a.m. Saturday, July 12, 2025 (CARDINAL NEWS). YouTube Tips ⓘ Arlington Heights firefighters responded about […]

A vacuum truck boom tangled in power lines at Palatine Road and Windsor Drive in Arlington Heights, Illinois (CARDINAL NEWS view north on Windsor Drive)

Power Outage in Arlington Heights After Vacuum Truck Boom Hits Power Lines at Palatine Rd and Windsor Dr

Thu Jun 19, 2025 11:59 am Cardinal News

Vacuum truck boom gets snagged in power lines at Palatine Road and Windsor Dr., Arlington Heights on Thursday morning June 19, 2025 (CARDINAL NEWS). YouTube Tips ⓘ Arlington Heights police, firefighters and paramedics responded about […]

Fire at the base of a wood utility pole near Burger King, 675 East Rand Road Arlington Heights early Thursday morning, January 30, 2025 (CARDINAL NEWS)

Transformer Blows, Burns Pole on Rand Rd; Interrupts Power to Only a Few Businesses in Arlington Heights

Thu Jan 30, 2025 11:12 pm Cardinal News

Blown transformer and fire at the Burger King parkway on Rand Road Arlington Heights near Palatine Road in Arlington Heights early Thursday morning, January 30, 2025 (CARDINAL NEWS). YouTube Tips ⓘ Arlington Heights firefighters responded […]

Excavators at the scene where an underground power line was hit during property maintenance at a condo townhouse neighborhood on Douglas Court in Arlington Heights (CARDINAL NEWS)

Contractors Hit Underground Power Line on Douglas Court; Over 300 Customers Lose Power in Arlington Heights

Wed Nov 20, 2024 04:57 pm Cardinal News

ComEd emergency crews responded about 1:58 p.m. Wednesday, November 20, 2024 when a property maintenance company working at a condominium community in the block of 1600 North Douglas Court hit an underground power line. A […]

ComEd crew and Arlington Heights Fire Department Engine 2 crew in the block of 900 North Beverly Avenue in Arlington Heights after a transformer blew Friday night, September 27, 2024 (CARDINAL NEWS)

Blown Transformer on Beverly Ave Causes Significant Outage to ComEd Customers in North Central Arlington Heights

Fri Sep 27, 2024 10:55 pm Cardinal News

Arlington Heights police, firefighters and paramedics responded about 9:39 p.m. Friday, September 27, 2024 to a report of a blown ComEd backyard pole transformer in the block of 900 North Beverly Avenue in Arlington Heights. […]

Widespread Power Failures Affect Hoffman Estates, Palatine, and Schaumburg: Several Elevator Rescues

Tue Jan 30, 2024 08:30 pm Cardinal News

Police and firefighters from Hoffman Estates, Palatine, and Schaumburg began to respond about 1:13 p.m. Tuesday, January 30, 2024 to multiple reports of power outages in Schaumburg. At least nine of the emergency calls involved […]

ComEd Outage Map Status in Time Intervals

Fri Jan 12, 2024 09:04 am Cardinal News

The link to ComEd’s maps can be found on the following CARDINAL NEWS web page … Arlingtoncardinal.com/poweroutage Look for link … outagemap.comed 8:55 AM Active Outages 2,112 Total Customers Affected 96,888 Total Customers Served 4,090,207 […]

Downed, Arcing Power Line Causes Power Loss to Over 400 ComEd Customers in Arlington Heights After Storm

Wed Jul 26, 2023 07:47 pm Cardinal News

ComEd crews were on the scene while a power line was still arcing in the front yard of a home in the block of 1500 North Beverly Avenue in Arlington Heights. YouTube Tips ⓘ Firefighters […]

Burnt grass from a fire that occurred around 6:00 a.m. Saturday morning June 24, 2023 on the north side of Golf Road west of Meier Road in Mount Prospect

Power Line Down, Gas Leak and Fire Closes Golf Rd from Goebbert Rd to Busse Rd

Sun Jun 25, 2023 01:08 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters, and paramedics from Arlington Heights responded about 6:02 a.m. Saturday, June 24, 2023 to a report of fire coming from a manhole near the intersection of Golf Road and Arlington Heights Road. Then […]

Turbulent clouds over the Target store at Rand Road and Thomas Street in Arlington Heights ahead of a thunderstorm with lightning, moderate winds, and quick heavy rain on Thursday evening, April 20, 2023.

Severe Thunderstorm Not So Severe on the Damage Reports; 68 Active Power Outages at 7:20 PM Thursday

Thu Apr 20, 2023 08:06 pm Cardinal News

A quick thunderstorm brought impressive clouds, but not much lightning and only a short burst of heavy rain in the northwest suburbs of Chicagoland. ComEd reported 68 Active Outages with 2,384 customers affected in Chicagoland […]

Balloons Cause Arcing Power Lines, Power Outage Near Arthur Ave and Central Rd Arlington Heights

Mon Apr 17, 2023 08:06 am Cardinal News

Explosion caught on video when Mylar balloons made contact with power lines (SOURCE: Long Beach Local News). YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters, and paramedics from Arlington Heights responded about 8:51 p.m. Sunday, April 16, 2023 […]

A large falling tree in a backyard destroyed a detached garage on Mueller Street near Walnut Avenue in Arlington Heights during an ice storm Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Ice from Freezing Rain Grips Power Lines, Trees in Northern Illinois; Over 100K ComEd Customers Affected

Thu Feb 23, 2023 07:32 am Cardinal News

WGN’s Dana Rebik reports from Arlington Heights about damage in Arlington Heights and other communities in northeast Illinois after freezing rain damaged power lines and brought down trees and tree branches (Dana Rebik/WGN News). YouTube […]

Sporadic Small Power Outages in Arlington Heights and Des Plaines

Thu Dec 29, 2022 05:52 pm Cardinal News

Three small power outages Thursday evening December 29, 2022 were reported within a period of about 30 minutes in Arlington Heights and Des Plaines, but the outages only affected about five customers at each outage. […]

Buffalo Grove Fire Department, tower ladder crew on the scene of a down powerline, a primaryi line from pole to pole on Dundee Road near Golfview Terrace.

Power Outage: Power Line Down at Dundee Road and Golfview Terrace in Buffalo Grove

Fri Dec 23, 2022 06:05 am Cardinal News

Buffalo Grove police, firefighters and paramedics responded about 5:13 a.m. Friday, December 23, 2022 to a report of a downed power line with arcing at Dundee Road and Golfview Terrace. Firefighters discovered a downed primary […]

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