Ice knocks out power, delays flights

CHAMPAIGN – Several stores were forced to close their doors for a few hours on Sunday after freezing rain caused a power outage on Champaign's north side.

About 3,500 customers were without power beginning around 11 a.m., according to Ameren spokesman Neal Johnson.

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