• Ameren Illinois crews began a multi-day restoration following severe thunderstorms, including a tornado north of Peoria.
• Peak outages reached about 86,000 customers; about 41,000 remained without power at the time of the report.
• Restoration was slowed by significant pole and wire damage, concentrated in the North Region and East Region.
• Global estimated safe restoration times were expected to be set by this afternoon, with repairs extending into the weekend.
• Another round of storms was forecast for Saturday evening, raising the risk of additional service disruption.

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