When will the power be back in Crystal Lake, IL?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Crystal Lake is a city of about 41,513 residents in McHenry County.
ComEd has reported outages for Crystal Lake by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Crystal Lake 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 Crystal Lake:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Crystal Lake: the closest other places we track are Lake in the Hills, about 3 miles to the south; Cary, about 5 miles to the east; Algonquin, about 5 miles to the south; and Huntley, about 7 miles to the southwest. Also nearby: Woodstock (7 mi NW), McHenry (8 mi N), Carpentersville (8 mi S), Wauconda (11 mi E), Pingree Grove (11 mi SW), Barrington (12 mi SE), Lake Zurich (13 mi E) and Elgin (13 mi S).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: northeast toward Round Lake (14 mi); east toward Mundelein (17 mi); southeast toward Hoffman Estates (15 mi); south toward South Elgin (17 mi); southwest toward Sycamore (24 mi); and west toward Belvidere (27 mi).
Who serves Crystal Lake?
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.
Crystal Lake's last tracked outage began Sep 15, peaked at 610 customers out, and was restored in 55 minutes. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Sep 15 — 610 customers out, restored in 55 minutes
- Sep 14 — 745 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 4 — 121 customers out, restored in 35 minutes
- Sep 2 — 85 customers out, restored in 7 hours
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
When will my power be back on in Crystal Lake, 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 Crystal Lake's own record: across the 6 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Crystal Lake, IL?
To check your own street, search a Crystal Lake ZIP code — 60012, 60014 or 60039 — and the map opens on that area.
