Over 3400 lost power in Illinois Quad Cities

KWQC · last updated December 2, 2025 – 4:42 AM

QUAD CITIES, Ill. (KWQC) — More than 3400 people were without power in the Illinois Quad Cities early Tuesday morning.

According to MidAmerican Energy, 3442 people were without power as of about 1:08 a.m. Power appeared to have been restored as of about 1:22 a.m.

An official from MidAmerican Energy said the outage was caused by a vehicle that hit a wire that helps secure a utility pole.

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