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WATCH: Deerfield Cleans Up Mother Nature's Mess

Patch takes a look at storm damages, checkout our video.

Since Tuesday night’s storm rolled through the Chicago area, crews have been working on restoring power and .

At the height of outages in Deerfield, 3,000 customers reportedly were without electricity. Driving down Waukegan Road and other major streets was like navigating a maze, as motorists tried to avoid malfunctioning stoplights or spot stores still open for business.

According to a ComEd spokesman, the majority of customers should have their electricity restored by Thursday night.  

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For some, much of Wednesday was spent cleaning yards and figuring out what to do with downed tree branches.

Patch got behind the wheel, scouted out the damage and shot video along the way. Click on the link above to see some of the things we spotted. 

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