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2,190 still without power; western suburbs hit hardest

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Oakwood Hills resident Mark Alfrejd looks over his neighbor's Cottonwood tree Thursday morning. The tree was struck by lightning during Wednesday night's storm.

Paul Valade | Staff Photographer

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About 2,190 ComEd customers remained without power Thursday night in the Chicago area, with the majority in the western suburbs, following a strong thunderstorm that rolled through the region. In the utility's west region 1,050 customers remained without power as of 9:30 p.m. Thursday, according to a ComEd spokesman.