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![A large tree was blown over and electric poles damaged by Friday's early morning storm at the corner of Van Buren and W. Fourth Street in Dixon. Zachary Taylor's home, pictured here, escaped major damage but the tree crushed his van. ComEd workers were dispatched to the area to repair damaged electrical lines and poles to restore power to residents in the area as temperatures climbed into the mid-90s.](https://www.shawlocal.com/resizer/jGuYPctB8jb0HqterkJpHptKPjg=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/TQCIBVMAHJDTRGFT3WQKV2HZTM.jpg)
![An Asplund tree trimmer looks at a large tree that was blown over in Friday's early morning storm at the corner of Van Buren and W. Fourth Street in Dixon. Zachary Taylor's home, pictured here, escaped major damage but the tree crushed his red van. Several ComEd and Asplundh crews were dispatched to the area to repair damaged electrical lines and poles in an effort to restore power to residents in the area as temperatures climbed into the mid 90s.](https://www.shawlocal.com/resizer/IDuSz2yltMCrczarrrUgCR1hrHE=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/UGREFSSKOJFRLMBGFS4ZEFTORQ.jpg)
![A large tree blown over by Friday's early morning storm at the corner of Van Buren and W. Fourth Street in Dixon, crushed a van owned by Zachary Taylor, 1111 W. Fourth Street.](https://www.shawlocal.com/resizer/xMeCWwVcAY1aebV35NN_kX-HoVo=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/NEJCAGOV5RBDPOSGFCNFNWICVY.jpg)
![City crews hit the streets in west Dixon to clear trees and branches on Fourth Street that were felled by Friday's early morning as ComEd workers work to repair damaged electrical lines and poles to restore power to residents in the area.](https://www.shawlocal.com/resizer/Pj6mPr9RJhoaKOVsXfJseBhBNi8=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/QOWGO26UVZGRPIIUU3C4VAEX4A.jpg)
![A man looks over the damage caused when a large tree was blown over and electric poles damaged by Friday's early morning storm at the corner of Van Buren and W. Fourth Street in Dixon.](https://www.shawlocal.com/resizer/FposwjKBxPmQ3ZyMS-7ZEliYfyg=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/YNFPL6T3GVGFXNNKI5NXXLIXNM.jpg)
![Dakota Murtha, 27, of Dixon, takes a much needed break from the heat after helping clear trees and branches felled by Friday's early morning storm that hit a portion of west Dixon. Murtha, a former Marine, and Al Detig, 62, also of Dixon, pitched in to help residents whose residences were affected by the storm.](https://www.shawlocal.com/resizer/l-nVPl6fay4KFm5rlgjbm9Taof0=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/QQDIHACWPBD67F2MKVOMOQR7EQ.jpg)
![Al Detig, 62, of Dixon, uses a chain saw to cut up a tree felled during Friday's storm. Detig, who owns a construction company, and his helper.Dakota Murtha, 27, also of Dixon, volunteered to help clear debris storm damaged area.](https://www.shawlocal.com/resizer/DdmyKg82GS5nmaA8ohqSFvPMzTw=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/M6EVVNFPOJBLRFBOPG2QQQ63SE.jpg)
![A large tree blown over by Friday's early morning storm at the corner of Van Buren and W. Fourth Street in Dixon, pulled up a portion of the sidewalk when it crashed to the ground. ComEd workers were dispatched to the area to repair damaged electrical lines and poles to restore power to residents in the area as temperatures climbed into the mid 90s.](https://www.shawlocal.com/resizer/ZXPk_63iQ7E8DN2F0NYOeSNO9Fo=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/P2GMOQ3MA5HVTN7ZTAZTBHNNHA.jpg)
A large tree was blown over and electric poles damaged by Friday's early morning storm at the corner of Van Buren and W. Fourth Street in Dixon. Zachary Taylor's home, pictured here, escaped major damage but the tree crushed his van. ComEd workers were dispatched to the area to repair damaged electrical lines and poles to restore power to residents in the area as temperatures climbed into the mid-90s. (Earleen Hinton/Shaw Media)
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Earleen Hinton
Earleen creates content and oversees production of 8 community weeklies. She has worked for Shaw Newspapers since 1985.