SouthCom outage impacting non-emergency calls; 911 service remains operational

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Thursday, August 14, 2025

SouthCom outage impacting non-emergency calls

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- Storms this week are causing issues for the SouthCom Emergency Dispatch Center of Southern Cook County.

Impacted communities include Matteson, Olympia Fields, Park Forest and Richton Park.

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Some non-emergency calls, medical and fire alarms signals have been temporarily interrupted.

All 911 emergency services remain fully operational.

Crews are working to restore all communication services.

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