When will the power be back in Chicago Heights, IL?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Chicago Heights is a city of about 26,533 residents in Cook County.
ComEd has reported outages for Chicago Heights by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-17) — so when Chicago Heights 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 Heights:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Chicago Heights: the closest other places we track are Park Forest, about 3 miles to the southwest; Homewood, about 4 miles to the north; Hazel Crest, about 5 miles to the northwest; and Richton Park, about 6 miles to the west. Also nearby: Matteson (6 mi W); Lansing (6 mi NE); Country Club Hills (6 mi NW); South Holland (6 mi N); Dyer, IN (7 mi E); Harvey (7 mi N); Markham (7 mi NW); and Munster, IN (7 mi E).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Dolton (8 mi); northeast toward Calumet City (8 mi); east toward Highland, IN (9 mi); southeast toward St. John, IN (10 mi); west toward Frankfort (11 mi); and northwest toward Oak Forest (9 mi).
Who serves Chicago Heights?
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 Heights's last tracked outage began Oct 1, peaked at 29 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Oct 1 — 29 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 24 — 594 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 21 — 85 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 15 — 291 customers out, restored in an hour
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
How do I check the power outage status in Chicago Heights, IL?
To check your own street, search a Chicago Heights ZIP code — 60411 or 60412 — and the map opens on that area.
