Verizon outage impacts Chicago customers, company says issues resolved

Source CBS Local
Original Load Date Aug. 8, 2026, 7 p.m.
Last Updated Aug. 8, 2026, 7 p.m.
Original URL https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/verizon-outage-chicago-resolved/

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A Verizon outage impacted thousands of people in Chicago for several hours Saturday afternoon, though the company says the problem is now resolved. Reports of a Verizon voice outage started coming in to Downdetector.com shortly before 3 p.m. and appeared to peak around 3:30 p.m., with more than 13,...