When will the power be back in Chicago, IL?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Chicago is a city of about 2,721,308 residents in Cook County.
ComEd has reported outages for Chicago by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Chicago is affected, this page can show the city's own customers-out count and restoration time rather than only the county-wide total.
ZIP codes in Chicago:
- 60601
- 60602
- 60603
- 60604
- 60605
- 60606
- 60607
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Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Chicago: the closest other places we track are Cicero, about 4 miles to the west; Berwyn, about 5 miles to the west; Oak Park, about 6 miles to the northwest; and Forest Park, about 7 miles to the west. Also nearby: Lyons (7 mi W), Summit (7 mi SW), Burbank (8 mi SW), River Forest (8 mi NW), Evergreen Park (8 mi S), Brookfield (8 mi W), Maywood (9 mi W) and Elmwood Park (9 mi NW).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Lincolnwood (12 mi); southeast toward Calumet City (17 mi); south toward Oak Lawn (9 mi); southwest toward Bridgeview (9 mi); west toward La Grange Park (10 mi); and northwest toward River Grove (10 mi).
Who serves Chicago?
We track live outage data from ComEd in Cook County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Village of Winnetka also serves parts of Cook County — we don't yet read its own live outage map.
Chicago's last tracked outage began Oct 2, peaked at 183 customers out, and was restored in 30 minutes. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 7 hours.
- Oct 2 — 183 customers out, restored in 30 minutes
- Oct 1 — 506 customers out, restored in 14 hours
- Oct 1 — 510 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 30 — 558 customers out, restored in 10 hours
County context: across all of Cook County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 12.5 hr. The full record for Cook County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Chicago, IL?
It depends on the cause and how many crews are working; the live status at the top of this page shows the current outlook. For context from Chicago's own record: across the 6 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 7 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Chicago, IL?
To check your own street, search a Chicago ZIP code — 60601, 60602, 60603, 60604, 60605, 60606 or any of the other 78 — and the map opens on that area.
