An anonymous Slashdot reader quotes WGN:

Customers using AT&T for phone and Internet reported widespread outages across Chicago and the Midwest Friday starting around 3 p.m. and going into the evening, according to the website DownDetector. In addition to Chicago, customers in St. Louis, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, and Cincinnati also reported issues like receiving a “Call Failed” message or a recording when they tried to make phone calls, or Internet simply not working. Outages in the Chicago area seem to have peaked around 8 p.m. The number of people registering issues on the website Outage Report seems to have peaked around that time as well.
The outage “has been repaired,” reported an Indiana TV station early Saturday morning. Anyone else having connectivity issues? Share your stories in the comments.

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Source: Slashdot – AT&T Service Outages Hit The Midwest Friday