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The East Grove Township handbook

Living in East Grove Township, IL: what to set up and who to call

Two school districts split the grades in East Grove Township: Ohio Community High School District 505 and Amboy Community Unit School District 272. The ER is a drive from East Grove Township: the closest is OSF Saint Katharine Medical Center, 15.5 miles away.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in East Grove Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerCommonwealth Edisoninvestor-owned utility · 17.7¢/kWhMore →
InternetWhich providers serve East Grove TownshipData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have East Grove Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolOhio Community High 505 and Amboy Community Unit 272 districtsWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes61310, 61349, 61042 +1Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in East Grove Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Commonwealth Edison

Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of East Grove Township. Its homes paid an average of 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $107 a month (its average across Illinois, for customers on its standard service). Illinois lets you buy power from another supplier; 20% of Commonwealth Edison’s home customers do, and Commonwealth Edison still delivers it.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

Which providers serve East Grove Township

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in East Grove Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have East Grove Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in East Grove Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in East Grove Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

East Grove Township kids go to
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

East Grove Township is in two districts that split the grades: Ohio Community High School District 505 and Amboy Community Unit School District 272.

Test scores and every school: see Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsEast Grove Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereLee County ClerkElections here are run by Lee County (county election office). 112 East 2nd St., P.O. Box 329, Dixon, IL 61021 · (815) 288-3309 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn Illinois you can register online until 16 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placeova.elections.il.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

East Grove Township spans 4 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where East Grove Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of East Grove TownshipZIP’s residents in East Grove Township
61310Amboy, IL39%3%
61349Ohio, IL38%10%
61042Harmon, IL20%10%
61376Walnut, IL2%0%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Nearest emergency roomOSF Saint Katharine Medical Center15.5 miles awayGet a library cardOhio Public Library District112 North Main Street · (815) 376-5422

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in East Grove Township

Who provides electricity in East Grove Township?

Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in East Grove Township?

61310 (39%), 61349 (38%), 61042 (20%), 61376 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is East Grove Township in?

Ohio Community High School District 505 and Amboy Community Unit School District 272. Parts of the city are in Ohio Community Consolidated School District 17.

How do I register to vote in East Grove Township?

In Illinois you can register online until 16 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before). Elections here are run by the Lee County Clerk. Check your registration at ova.elections.il.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
  • Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
  • Registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
  • Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
  • Internet (FCC): pending.