Ameren Illinois reported electrical outages in several cities in Ford, Iroquois and even in Kankakee county today (Tues).

The immediate cause wasn't available, but the freezing ice build-up appeared to be a factor. Several businesses and select neighborhoods were left without service at different times this morning. Some had power back on in a hurry.

There were a total of about 2,300 outages. In Ford County, a total of about 900 outages were reported in Gibson City, Melvin and Roberts. Watseka neighborhoods reported outages. And in Kankakee, select businesses lost service too.

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