I heard on WNIJ public radio of northern IL this morning that O'Hare International Airport was without electrical power since 2:30 am today, and utility crews were working on the problem. They suspect an electrical cable defect at this time. Does anyone have a more recent update ?

-- BrianL (bliebenstein@camcar.textron.com), January 21, 2000

Answers

Chicagoland TV

http://www.cltv.com/

Early morning O'Hare power outage O'Hare airport officials are scrambling to get everything back on-line this morning after downed wires caused the power to go out early this morning....

-- Sandwich (anon@anon.Anon), January 21, 2000.

In other news In Chicago

Early morning O'Hare power outage O'Hare airport officials are scrambling to get everything back on- line this morning after downed wires caused the power to go out early this morning. The lights went out in Terminal 1 at 2:40 a.m. and were back on by 4:15 a.m.

No major problems occurred at the airport during the outage, but some early travelers arrived to see a dark terminal.

Computers at ticket counters and on the arrival/departure monitors needed to be rebooted as well.

ComEd says the outage was caused by some downed wires in Bensenville and Elk Grove Village. JHA 01/21/00 6:30 a.m.

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