When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in Ottawa, IL?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · LaSalle County, Illinois
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customers reported out in Ottawa · live from Ameren
Across the whole county (LaSalle, IL, all utilities): 4 reported out — a broader count from a different source; don't add it to the Ottawa figure above.
Updated 3:50 PM CDT.
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⚡ No power in Ottawa, 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.

Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been

What we track for Ottawa

Ottawa is a city of about 18,775 residents in LaSalle County.

Corn Belt Energy Corporation has reported outages for Ottawa by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-07-27) — so when Ottawa 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 Ottawa:

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

Around Ottawa: the closest other places we track are Streator, about 16 miles to the south; Morris, about 21 miles to the east; Plano, about 27 miles to the northeast; and Yorkville, about 28 miles to the northeast. Also nearby: Minooka (29 mi E), Channahon (33 mi E), Shorewood (34 mi E), Pontiac (34 mi S), Oswego (34 mi NE), Montgomery (35 mi NE), Plainfield (36 mi NE) and Joliet (37 mi E).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward DeKalb (40 mi); northeast toward Aurora (39 mi); east toward Crest Hill (40 mi); southwest toward Washington (55 mi); and northwest toward Dixon (48 mi).

Who serves Ottawa?

We track live outage data from Ameren, ComEd and Corn Belt Energy Corporation in LaSalle County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. City of Peru and City of Oglesby also serve parts of LaSalle County — we don't yet read their own live outage maps.

Outage history — LaSalle County, IL (covers Ottawa)
Last significant outage: Oct 1, 2026 — peaked at 556 customers, restored in ~2.5 hr (weather alert).
Across the 13 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 5.2 hr.
This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Jul 26, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.

County context: across all of LaSalle County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2.8 hr. The full record for LaSalle County

Common questions

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

To check your own street, search an Ottawa ZIP code — 61350 — and the map opens on that area.

Does this page show Ottawa specifically, or the whole county?

Both, and for Ottawa we have the city-level view: Corn Belt Energy Corporation has published outages for Ottawa under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-07-27. When Ottawa is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the LaSalle County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Ottawa.

Ottawa, IL — live power outage tracker