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1,500 without power in Central Illinois due to ‘broken cross arm’

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TAZEWELL COUNTY (25News Now) — A broken cross arm inside a substation is the reason some people across the Peoria area are without power, according to leaders with Ameren Illinois.

According to the power company, around 1,500 customers are currently affected, and Pekin residents saw the most outages with just over 1,000.

Around 386 in Creve Couer and 81 in Peoria also reported being without power.

Although crews are currently working on repairs, Ameren Illinois leaders said they do not have an estimate on when power could be restored.

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