Village of Crete Press Release 12pm 07/28:
The Village of Crete is continuing to deploy resources to recover from Monday Night’s Storms. Crete Police, Fire, EMA and Public Works established a Unified operations center and is coordinating the Village’s response and working with our regional partners.
Public works has crews deployed throughout town and is working with mutual aid resources from the City of Aurora, to clear storm debris, this is anticipated to take several days.
American Red Cross has established a shelter at the Steger Community Center, 3501 Hopkins for use by area residents for a safe place to stay, Charging stations, Access to information and community resources.
Please contact 2-1-1 for any storm related needs.
The Crete Police Dept lobby will be temporarily open 24/7 as a charging hub for residents to charge cell phones.
The Village’s phone lines are currently down as well as email services. Please call 9-1-1 for emergencies, or non-emergency dispatch at 779-803-5000.
ComEd estimates 80% of current outages to be restored by 12pm Wednesday 07/29 and the remaining outages on Friday 07/31. Please visit ComEd social media for further power outage updates or text OUT to 26633.
We understand the impact this has had on our residents daily lives, and we appreciate your patience as we work diligently in our recovery efforts. We are proud of the work we have seen by our residents and community helping their neighbors during this time.
