When will the power be back in River Forest, IL?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
River Forest is a village of about 11,909 residents in Cook County.
ComEd has reported outages for River Forest by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when River 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 River Forest:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around River Forest: the closest other places we track are Oak Park, about 2 miles to the east; Maywood, about 2 miles to the southwest; Forest Park, about 2 miles to the south; and Elmwood Park, about 2 miles to the north. Also nearby: River Grove (2 mi NW), Melrose Park (2 mi W), Bellwood (3 mi W), Berwyn (4 mi S), Franklin Park (4 mi NW), Northlake (5 mi W), Cicero (5 mi SE) and Norridge (5 mi N).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Park Ridge (8 mi); northeast toward Lincolnwood (9 mi); southeast toward Chicago (8 mi); south toward Brookfield (5 mi); southwest toward Westchester (5 mi); west toward Elmhurst (6 mi); and northwest toward Schiller Park (5 mi).
Who serves River 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.
River Forest's last tracked outage began Sep 27, peaked at 379 customers out, and was restored in 4 hours. Across the 4 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 4 hours.
- Sep 27 — 379 customers out, restored in 4 hours
- Sep 18 — 33 customers out, restored in 5 hours
- Sep 17 — 163 customers out, restored in 6 hours
- Sep 13 — 285 customers out, restored in 2 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 River Forest, 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 River Forest's own record: across the 4 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 River Forest, IL?
To check your own street, search a River Forest ZIP code — 60305 — and the map opens on that area.
