OG&E Utility Crews Not Needed In Chicago After Blizzard

A group of OG&E workers left Tuesday morning for Chicago to help Illinois utility crews working to recover from a blizzard, but they were released from duty before they arrived.

The storm dumped at least a foot of snow Sunday and knocked out power to thousands of people.

Hundreds of flights at both O'Hare and Midway airports were delayed or canceled.

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The 51 Oklahoma workers were released from duty before reaching Illinois, the company said in an update. Their help was requested by Commonwealth Edison Company which later informed OG&E that a significant number of customers had power restored and that more local resources had been made available.