Traffic & Transit

Downed Power Line Slowing Traffic In Niles: Fire Department

Residents are being asked to avoid the area Friday morning and find alternate routes.

NILES, IL — A downed power line has closed Lehigh Avenue between Howard Street and Touhy Avenue Friday morning, according to the Niles Fire Department.

Motorists and residents are being asked to avoid the area and seek alternate routes.

"We apologize for any inconveniences this may cause," NFD said in a social media alert.

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