When will the power be back in Elgin, IL?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Elgin is a city of about 114,701 residents in Kane County.
ComEd has reported outages for Elgin by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Elgin 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 Elgin:
Elgin also extends into a neighboring county: 60120. Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Elgin: the closest other places we track are South Elgin, about 3 miles to the south; Carpentersville, about 6 miles to the north; Pingree Grove, about 7 miles to the northwest; and Bartlett, about 7 miles to the southeast. Also nearby: Streamwood (8 mi E), Campton Hills (8 mi SW), St. Charles (8 mi S), Algonquin (9 mi N), Hoffman Estates (9 mi E), Hanover Park (10 mi SE), Huntley (10 mi NW) and Lake in the Hills (11 mi N).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Cary (13 mi); northeast toward Barrington (13 mi); east toward Schaumburg (12 mi); southeast toward West Chicago (11 mi); south toward Geneva (11 mi); and west toward Sycamore (19 mi).
Who serves Elgin?
We track live outage data from ComEd in Kane County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. City of St. Charles, City of Batavia and City of Geneva also serve parts of Kane County — we don't yet read their own live outage maps.
Elgin's last tracked outage began Sep 30, peaked at 26 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour.
- Sep 30 — 26 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 25 — 551 customers out, restored in an hour
- Sep 19 — 116 customers out, restored in an hour
- Sep 19 — 63 customers out, restored in 50 minutes
County context: across all of Kane County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2.8 hr. The full record for Kane County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Elgin, 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 Elgin's own record: across the 5 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Elgin, IL?
To check your own street, search an Elgin ZIP code — 60121, 60122, 60123 or 60124 — and the map opens on that area.
