When will the power be back in North Chicago, IL?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
North Chicago is a city of about 30,639 residents in Lake County.
None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for North Chicago by name, so this page reports the Lake County county-wide view, which covers North Chicago. If a serving utility does name North Chicago during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.
ZIP codes in North Chicago:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around North Chicago: the closest other places we track are Waukegan, about 4 miles to the north; Lake Forest, about 5 miles to the south; Gurnee, about 6 miles to the northwest; and Libertyville, about 6 miles to the west. Also nearby: Mundelein (9 mi W), Highland Park (10 mi S), Deerfield (10 mi S), Buffalo Grove (12 mi SW), Round Lake Beach (12 mi W), Northbrook (13 mi S), Wheeling (13 mi S) and Arlington Heights (17 mi S).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Kenosha, WI (19 mi); southeast toward Evanston (21 mi); south toward Wilmette (18 mi); southwest toward Palatine (17 mi); west toward Cary (21 mi); and northwest toward Burlington, WI (32 mi).
Who serves North Chicago?
We track live outage data from ComEd in Lake County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.
North Chicago's last tracked outage began Oct 14, peaked at 225 customers out, and was restored in 3 hours. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours.
- Oct 14 — 225 customers out, restored in 3 hours
- Oct 5 — 46 customers out, restored in 5 hours
- Oct 4 — 118 customers out, restored in 4 hours
- Sep 11 — 171 customers out, restored in 3 hours
County context: across all of Lake County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 3.8 hr. The full record for Lake County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in North 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 North Chicago's own record: across the 5 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 North Chicago, IL?
To check your own street, search a North Chicago ZIP code — 60064 or 60086 — and the map opens on that area.
