When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in West Chicago, IL?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · DuPage County, Illinois
No significant county-wide outage reported in DuPage, IL right now.
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Elsewhere in Illinois: 127 customers reported out — statewide status.
Updated 10:46 PM CDT.
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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 West Chicago

West Chicago is a city of about 25,469 residents in DuPage County.

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

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

Around West Chicago: the closest other places we track are Winfield, about 4 miles to the east; St. Charles, about 5 miles to the west; Carol Stream, about 5 miles to the east; and Geneva, about 5 miles to the west. Also nearby: Batavia (6 mi SW), Warrenville (6 mi S), Bartlett (6 mi N), Wheaton (7 mi SE), Hanover Park (7 mi NE), Glendale Heights (8 mi E), Bloomingdale (8 mi NE) and South Elgin (8 mi NW).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Streamwood (9 mi); northeast toward Roselle (9 mi); east toward Glen Ellyn (9 mi); southeast toward Lisle (10 mi); south toward Aurora (10 mi); southwest toward North Aurora (8 mi); west toward Campton Hills (11 mi); and northwest toward Elgin (11 mi).

Who serves West Chicago?

We track live outage data from ComEd in DuPage County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. City of Naperville and City of St. Charles also serve parts of DuPage County — we don't yet read their own live outage maps.

Recent outages tracked in West Chicago

West Chicago's last tracked outage began Oct 1, peaked at 25 customers out, and was restored in 4 hours. Across the 2 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours.

  • Oct 1 — 25 customers out, restored in 4 hours
  • Sep 27 — 388 customers out, restored in 2 hours
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 DuPage County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 5 hr. The full record for DuPage County

Common questions

When will my power be back on in West Chicago, 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 West Chicago's own record: across the 2 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.

How do I check the power outage status in West Chicago, IL?

To check your own street, search a West Chicago ZIP code — 60185 or 60186 — and the map opens on that area.

West Chicago, IL — live power outage tracker