Crime & Safety
Widespread Power Outage Closes School, Businesses In Naperville
Naperville North students sent home early after hours-long power outage.
NAPERVILLE, IL — More than two hours after power went out in northern Naperville, crews were still working to restore electricity to some customers. As a result of the widespread power outage, Naperville North High School dismissed students early and many businesses in the area closed.
A representative at the city's dispatch service said most of the affected residents had power restored as of 3 p.m., some customers were still without power.
Naperville City officials said in a Tweet that residents in the Indian Hills subdivision were still waiting for power to be restored in the city's most recent update.
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Patch reached out to a the city to determine the cause of the outage, but did not immediately receive a call back with comment.
Power is out at Naperville North at 12:13 p.m. Teachers were told to hold students in classrooms. More information will be released as it becomes available. pic.twitter.com/Qu9XMaef7k
— NNHS North Star (@NNHSNorthStar) February 6, 2018
Hi, Max. Power is back on to all except for the Indian Hill neighborhood, and we're working to get them back online ASAP.
— NapervilleIL (@NapervilleIL) February 6, 2018
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