When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in Prospect Heights, IL?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Cook County, Illinois
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customers reported out in Prospect Heights · live from ComEd
Across the whole county (Cook, IL, all utilities): 4 reported out — a broader count from a different source; don't add it to the Prospect Heights figure above.
Updated 7:28 AM CDT.
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⚡ No power in Prospect Heights, 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.

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What we track for Prospect Heights

Prospect Heights is a city of about 15,566 residents in Cook County.

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

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

Around Prospect Heights: the closest other places we track are Wheeling, about 2 miles to the north; Mount Prospect, about 3 miles to the south; Arlington Heights, about 3 miles to the west; and Buffalo Grove, about 5 miles to the north. Also nearby: Des Plaines (5 mi S), Northbrook (5 mi E), Rolling Meadows (5 mi W), Glenview (6 mi E), Deerfield (6 mi NE), Palatine (6 mi W), Elk Grove Village (8 mi SW) and Park Ridge (8 mi SE).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Vernon Hills (9 mi); northeast toward Highland Park (8 mi); east toward Winnetka (9 mi); southeast toward Niles (8 mi); south toward Wood Dale (10 mi); southwest toward Schaumburg (10 mi); west toward Barrington (11 mi); and northwest toward Lake Zurich (10 mi).

Who serves Prospect 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.

Recent outages tracked in Prospect Heights

Prospect Heights's last tracked outage began Sep 12, peaked at 192 customers out, and was restored in an hour.

  • Sep 12 — 192 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 Prospect Heights, IL?

To check your own street, search a Prospect Heights ZIP code — 60070 — and the map opens on that area.

Prospect Heights, IL — live power outage tracker