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Severe storms hit the suburbs; thousands lose power

July 02, 2012

Severe thunderstorms clobbered parts of the Chicago area Sunday afternoon, knocking over trees, damaging homes and knocking out power to more than 250,000 ComEd customers. The western suburbs, and DuPage County in particular, were hit hardest. The National Weather Service reported wind gusts of 60 mph in Villa Park, trees down in Wheaton and heavy rain in Addison.

Source: http://dailyherald.com/article/20120701/news/707019896/
 
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