Arlington Heights firefighters responded about 12:05 p.m. Monday to a down power line in the 3600 block of North Kennicott Avenue. Firefighters reported a pole-to-pole line was down, called for Com Ed to respond, and asked for police to close Kennicott Avenue north of Dundee Road.
A power outage affected several businesses in the area. Com Ed estimated time of arrival to the scene was one hour. Com Ed was busy across Chicagoland with downed power lines.
A National Weather Service Wind Advisory is in effect until 6:00 p.m. Monday.
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