When will the power be back in Evanston, IL?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Evanston is a city of about 76,006 residents in Cook County.
ComEd has reported outages for Evanston by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-21) — so when Evanston 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 Evanston:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Evanston: the closest other places we track are Skokie, about 2 miles to the west; Wilmette, about 3 miles to the northwest; Lincolnwood, about 3 miles to the southwest; and Winnetka, about 5 miles to the northwest. Also nearby: Morton Grove (5 mi W), Niles (6 mi W), Glenview (7 mi W), Park Ridge (8 mi W), Norridge (9 mi SW), Northbrook (9 mi NW), Elmwood Park (11 mi SW) and Des Plaines (11 mi W).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: south toward Cicero (14 mi); southwest toward Schiller Park (11 mi); west toward Mount Prospect (13 mi); and northwest toward Highland Park (11 mi).
Who serves Evanston?
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.
Evanston's last tracked outage began Oct 2, peaked at 42 customers out, and was restored in 3 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 4 hours.
- Oct 2 — 42 customers out, restored in 3 hours
- Oct 1 — 100 customers out, restored in 11 hours
- Sep 28 — 41 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 23 — 118 customers out, restored in 5 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 Evanston, 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 Evanston's own record: across the 6 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 4 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Evanston, IL?
To check your own street, search an Evanston ZIP code — 60201, 60202, 60203, 60204, 60208 or 60209 — and the map opens on that area.
