Nation In Brief : ILLINOIS : Chicago Blackout Leads to Looting

Looting broke out for a second night on Chicago’s West Side, where stores were ransacked following a power outage Saturday night. Police said they arrested 49 people on looting-related charges Saturday after a generating plant fire knocked out power to 40,000 customers. About 15 stores were ransacked. There were sporadic reports of looting Sunday, but no arrests were made, police said. “We’ve got enough troops now. We’ve got them on the run,” said police Sgt. John McDonald, adding that the number of police on streets in the affected area had been increased to 300 from 100 on Saturday night. Power was restored to about 20,000 customers by 4 p.m. Sunday.