A transformer failure on Chicago’s Northwest Side caused several thousand residents to lose power overnight as temperatures struggled to dip below 80 degrees.
The outage happened in the city’s Belmont Cragin neighborhood. ComEd said a transformer “went bad” in the area of Diversey and Cicero, causing power outages in the neighborhood.
Some residents were forced outside into a warm night to get a break from the heat inside their homes. Others went to their cars to have air conditioning. Still others left the area to find relief elsewhere…