For many in East Central Illinois, wait continues for power
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Three days after storms walloped East Central Illinois, a bevy of homes and businesses continue to wait for power and internet access to return.
Ryan Roark, who works part-time from home in the 800 block of South Walnut in Urbana, has had to use vacation time without internet access. He lost it after high winds caused damage in his neighborhood early Thursday afternoon, and has not heard from Comcast as to when it might return.
"It's frustrating because it complicates work and life processes," Roark said Sunday. "I don't want to complain too much — at least I have power. There are a lot of people who still don't have power."
Still without power, Trinity Lutheran Church on Florida Avenue in Urbana canceled its weekend services.
According to Ameren Illinois' power-outage map, swaths of customers throughout the area have yet to regain power. On Sunday night, Ameren said approximately 36,300 customers were without power.
Customers are out of power in 80 Illinois counties, Ameren said, with major outages still affecting cities like Champaign, Danville, Decatur, Springfield and Urbana.
Danville was especially hard-hit, with 764 outages reported as of Sunday. In Vermilion County, 9,008 customers remained without power.
Approximately 1,205 poles were damaged, Ameren said.
In St. Joseph, the public works department said "there is still power out in spots around town (and) the sewer plant is still running on a backup generator."
In Tuscola, Ervin Park and its pool remained closed Sunday as crews continued to repair power lines and remove fallen trees.
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Workers prepare to place a tarp over a hole in the roof of Savoy's Willard Airport terminal following Thursday's afternoon storms.
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A tree on Willard Street in Urbana cracked at its base and narrowly missed toppling onto a house.
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High winds uprooted a tree on Grange Street in Urbana.
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ABOVE: Richard Duncan looks out his front door at fallen trees and electric lines in Sidney following Thursday's afternoon storms. BELOW: A grain storage facility at Premier Cooperative in Sidney was heavily damaged.
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Ryan Gernentz cuts up a maple tree that fell on his property at Scarborough and Prairie in Sidney following Thursday's afternoon storms on June 29, 2023.
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A tree and electric both down on Prairie St. in Sidney following Thursday's afternoon storms on June 29, 2023.
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A grain storage facility at Premier Cooperative in Sidney following Thursday's afternoon storms on June 29, 2023.
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A cornfield southeast of Tolono.
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Damage at East Side Park in Tolono.
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Traffic remains at a standstill on I-57 southbound in southern Champaign County and Douglas County.
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Thursday's storm toppled a tree in the 200 block of West Tomaras Avenue in Savoy.
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The scene along Sherman Street in St. Joseph.
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A fallen tree blocked Main Street in St. Joseph.
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Damage in St. Joseph.
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A toppled tree near the intersection of U.S. 150 and Main Street in St. Joseph.
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A fallen tree along U.S. 150 in north Urbana.
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Winds snapped a tree along Fox Drive in Champaign.
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Tree damage in Farmer City.
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Police block off Prosept Avenue in Champaign after a tree blocked part of the roadway.
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Damage along Homer Lake Road near St. Joseph.
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High winds tipped over a cabin outside Montessori School of C-U.
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PHOTO GALLERY: Storms wallop East Central Illinois
Mature trees were split in two and shredded of limbs and leaves, semis were blown over on the interstate backing up traffic for hours, a grain elevator roof went flying, downed power poles blocked roads, crops were laid over and fence posts set in concrete were snapped off at the base.
Workers prepare to place a tarp over a hole in the roof of Savoy's Willard Airport terminal following Thursday's afternoon storms.
* Robin Scholz/The News-Gazette
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A tree on Willard Street in Urbana cracked at its base and narrowly missed toppling onto a house.
* Tom Kacich/The News-Gazette
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High winds uprooted a tree on Grange Street in Urbana.
* Tom Kacich/The News-Gazette
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ABOVE: Richard Duncan looks out his front door at fallen trees and electric lines in Sidney following Thursday's afternoon storms. BELOW: A grain storage facility at Premier Cooperative in Sidney was heavily damaged.
* Robin Scholz photos/The News-Gazette
Ryan Gernentz cuts up a maple tree that fell on his property at Scarborough and Prairie in Sidney following Thursday's afternoon storms on June 29, 2023.
* Robin Scholz/ The News-Gazette
A tree and electric both down on Prairie St. in Sidney following Thursday's afternoon storms on June 29, 2023.
* Robin Scholz/ The News-Gazette
A grain storage facility at Premier Cooperative in Sidney following Thursday's afternoon storms on June 29, 2023.
* Robin Scholz/ The News-Gazette
A cornfield southeast of Tolono.
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Damage at East Side Park in Tolono.
* Diane Ducey/courtesy
Traffic remains at a standstill on I-57 southbound in southern Champaign County and Douglas County.
* Diane Ducey/courtesy
Thursday's storm toppled a tree in the 200 block of West Tomaras Avenue in Savoy.
* Mary Schenk/The News-Gazette
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The scene along Sherman Street in St. Joseph.
* Nora Maberry/Piatt County Journal Republican
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A fallen tree blocked Main Street in St. Joseph.
* Nora Maberry/Piatt County Journal Republican
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Damage in St. Joseph.
* Nora Maberry/Piatt County Journal Republican
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A toppled tree near the intersection of U.S. 150 and Main Street in St. Joseph.
* Matt Daniels/The News-Gazette
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A fallen tree along U.S. 150 in north Urbana.
* Matt Daniels/The News-Gazette
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Winds snapped a tree along Fox Drive in Champaign.
* Matt Daniels/The News-Gazette
Tree damage in Farmer City.
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Police block off Prosept Avenue in Champaign after a tree blocked part of the roadway.
* Colin Likas/The News-Gazette
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Damage along Homer Lake Road near St. Joseph.
* Cory Whitt/for The News-Gazette
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High winds tipped over a cabin outside Montessori School of C-U.
* Kerry Rossow/for The News-Gazette
