The intersection of John Street and Riverstream Drive in McHenry is currently closed.
The McHenry Police Department put out an alert just before 5:30 p.m. Friday urging the public to avoid the intersection and saying they are aware of a power outage in the area. The department sent an update just before 7 p.m. saying local traffic can take Riverstream Drive and Judy Lane as a detour.
ComEd’s outage map indicates about 225 people in the vicinity are out of electricity and estimates power should be restored by 9 p.m. The probable cause of the outage is downed wires, according to the map.
A ComEd spokesperson said a tree from a private property fell onto power lines and took down power lines and a pole. She said crews are working on getting the power lines and pole back up.