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Over 500 without power in Illinois Quad Cities

KWQC · last updated

QUAD CITIES, Ill. (KWQC) — More than 500 people are without power in the Illinois Quad Cities Saturday morning.

According to MidAmerican Energy, 580 people were without power as of 4:52 a.m.

Of those people:

  • 393 were in Coal Valley
  • One was in Henry County
  • One was in Mercer County
  • 26 were in Rock Island
  • 159 were in Rock Island County

This is a developing story. KWQC will provide updates on-air and online.

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