Living in Lake Catherine, IL: what to set up and who to call
Lake Catherine has no town government of its own, so Lake County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34. The Antioch water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 7.2 ppb, was higher than 95% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lake Catherine, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Lake Catherine.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lake Catherine. 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.
Water comes from Antioch water system
The Antioch water system supplies Lake Catherine: about 46% of residents live in its service area. About 54% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 14,175 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 7.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 13.0 ppb. That’s higher than 95% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IL0970050.
5 home internet providers serve Lake Catherine
99% of 803 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 5% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 93% | 300/20 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 25% | 25/5 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 17% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 3 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lake Catherine.
Waste Management
This isn’t Lake Catherine’s own facility. Whether Lake Catherine residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lake Catherine is in two districts that split the grades: Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34 and Antioch Community High School District 117.
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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Lake Catherine is unincorporated, so Lake County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Lake Catherine is in ZIP code 60002
ZIP codes where Lake Catherine residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lake Catherine | ZIP’s residents in Lake Catherine |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60002 | Antioch, IL | 100% | 5% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Lake Catherine
Who supplies Lake Catherine’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Antioch water system (EPA ID IL0970050). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 7.2 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lake Catherine?
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Lake Catherine?
Xfinity, AT&T, Verizon, Rise Broadband, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lake Catherine?
60002. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lake Catherine in?
Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34 and Antioch Community High School District 117.
How do I register to vote in Lake Catherine?
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 Lake County Clerk. Check your registration at ova.elections.il.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.