When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in Cary, IL?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · McHenry County, Illinois
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customers reported out in Cary · live from ComEd
Across the whole county (McHenry, IL, all utilities): 7 reported out, county-wide outlook no clear recovery trend yet — past outages here of any size in the same kind of weather ran ~2 hr start to finish (19 on record) — a broader count from a different source; don't add it to the Cary figure above.
Updated 10:45 PM CDT.
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⚡ No power in Cary, 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 Cary

Cary is a village of about 18,031 residents in McHenry County.

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

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

Around Cary: the closest other places we track are Crystal Lake, about 5 miles to the west; Algonquin, about 5 miles to the southwest; Lake in the Hills, about 5 miles to the west; and Carpentersville, about 7 miles to the south. Also nearby: Wauconda (7 mi NE), Barrington (8 mi SE), Lake Zurich (8 mi E), McHenry (9 mi N), Huntley (10 mi W), Woodstock (12 mi NW), Hoffman Estates (12 mi SE) and Round Lake (12 mi NE).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Fox Lake (15 mi); northeast toward Grayslake (14 mi); east toward Mundelein (13 mi); southeast toward Palatine (12 mi); south toward Elgin (13 mi); and southwest toward Pingree Grove (13 mi).

Who serves Cary?

We track live outage data from ComEd and Wisconsin Electric Cooperatives ↗ in McHenry County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.

Recent outages tracked in Cary

Cary's last tracked outage began Sep 23, peaked at 45 customers out, and was restored in 3 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour.

  • Sep 23 — 45 customers out, restored in 3 hours
  • Sep 9 — 40 customers out, restored in 55 minutes
  • Sep 4 — 147 customers out, restored in an hour
  • Sep 2 — 67 customers out, restored in an hour
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 McHenry County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 3.5 hr. The full record for McHenry County

Common questions

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

To check your own street, search a Cary ZIP code — 60013 — and the map opens on that area.

Cary, IL — live power outage tracker