When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in Oak Forest, IL?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Cook County, Illinois
22
customers reported out in Cook, IL
Reported by the utility's own live outage data — this county isn't included in the slower nationwide county tally.
Official restoration time (ComEd): Oct 4, 2:00 PM CDT · its own reports for places here carry 2 different times, the earliest Oct 4, 1:30 AM CDT
County-wide restoration outlook: no clear recovery trend yet — past outages here of any size in the same kind of weather ran ~16 hr start to finish (22 on record)
Showing county-wide data because we don't have Oak Forest-specific numbers right now — your neighborhood may be restored earlier or later.
🔔 Check back after the next update, or keep me updated — we'll alert you when a dependable restoration estimate is ready.
Updated 10:45 PM CDT.
44 out, then 2222 county-wide trend of customers without power · last 5.8 days · tap or hover a point to see its number
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⚡ No power in Oak Forest, IL? We'll notify you when the outage we're tracking looks mostly restored.
An alert when an outage is detected here, another once a dependable restoration estimate is ready, and an all-clear when the outage we're tracking looks substantially restored (~90% of customers back). No email, no account — anonymous usage stats only.

Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been

What we track for Oak Forest

Oak Forest is a city of about 26,813 residents in Cook County.

ComEd has reported outages for Oak Forest by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Oak Forest 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 Oak Forest:

Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.

Around Oak Forest: the closest other places we track are Midlothian, about 2 miles to the northeast; Crestwood, about 3 miles to the north; Country Club Hills, about 3 miles to the southeast; and Markham, about 3 miles to the east. Also nearby: Tinley Park (4 mi SW), Hazel Crest (4 mi SE), Alsip (5 mi N), Palos Heights (5 mi NW), Blue Island (5 mi NE), Harvey (5 mi E), Orland Park (6 mi W) and Homewood (6 mi SE).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Worth (6 mi); northeast toward Riverdale (7 mi); east toward South Holland (8 mi); southeast toward Chicago Heights (9 mi); south toward Matteson (7 mi); southwest toward Mokena (8 mi); west toward Homer Glen (10 mi); and northwest toward Palos Hills (7 mi).

Who serves Oak Forest?

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.

Recent outages tracked in Oak Forest

Oak Forest's last tracked outage began Sep 24, peaked at 80 customers out, and was restored in 30 minutes. Across the 2 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 55 minutes.

  • Sep 24 — 80 customers out, restored in 30 minutes
  • Sep 23 — 50 customers out, restored in an hour
Tracked by this site from the serving utilities' own live outage maps (outages of 25+ customers; dates are local calendar days). These recent, city-level outages build on the longer-term federal record below.

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 Oak Forest, IL?

To check your own street, search an Oak Forest ZIP code — 60452 — and the map opens on that area.

Oak Forest, IL — live power outage tracker