Seventy-two Lake Bluff customers lost power Tuesday, Aug. 11, after another round of storms swept through the village, closing the public library for the second time in less than three weeks.

The Village of Lake Bluff reported Tuesday afternoon that ComEd crews were en route to assess and repair damage. As of 2:30 p.m., no estimated time of restoration was available.

The Lake Bluff Public Library, at 123 E. Scranton Ave., closed for the full day due to the ongoing outage. The library asked patrons to check its website for updates.

It was the second confirmed weather-related closure at the library since late July. The building also went dark on July 27 during severe storms that knocked out power to nearly 1,900 Lake Bluff homes, as we reported July 28. Power was restored the following morning.

Tuesday's storms were part of a broader severe weather event across the Chicago region. The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for Lake County and surrounding areas, with reported wind speeds above 60 mph and possible gusts reaching 70 to 80 mph, according to the Chicago Tribune. Kevin Donofrio, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service's Chicago station, told the Tribune that winds from the storm system could match those produced by a tornado.

ComEd said in late July that its service area had already experienced more storms in 2026 than in all of 2025.

No injuries were reported.

Residents can report outages and receive updates by texting OUT to 26633 (COMED) or by calling 1-800-334-7661. The village said it would share a restoration timeline when one became available.