When will the power be back in Oak Forest, IL?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
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.
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
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.
