Overview

• Violent storms on Tuesday caused power and network failures at the SouthCom center, impacting dispatch services in Matteson, Olympia Fields, Park Forest and Richton Park.
• Temporary interruption of medical and fire alarm signals has disrupted some automated alerts in the four suburbs.
• Residents are instructed to dial 911 for emergencies and to contact their local police departments for non-urgent issues.
• Emergency response crews have been working since Wednesday night and SouthCom plans to issue a further status update at 10 a.m. Thursday.
• Officials emphasize that despite the outages there is no immediate risk to public safety.