Living in Maine Township, IL: what to set up and who to call
The Des Plaines water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.7 ppb, was higher than 94% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). The closest public drop-off to Maine Township is Abt Recycling Center, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Maine Township, 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 Maine Township.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Maine 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.
Water comes from Des Plaines water system
The Des Plaines water system supplies Maine Township: about 35% of residents live in its service area. Park Ridge serves another 23%. Aqua Illinois-North Maine Utilities serves another 19%. Niles serves another 14%. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Northwest Water Commission and Chicago as sellers) and serves 60,675 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 5.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 94% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IL0310630.
5 home internet providers serve Maine Township
100% of 37,631 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 45% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 87% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Astound Broadband | Cable, Fiber | 67% | 1,500/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 82% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 63% | 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 Maine Township.
Abt Recycling Center
· run by Abt Electronics
This isn’t Maine Township’s own facility. Whether Maine Township 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.
Most of Maine Township (98%) is in Maine Township High School District 207; parts are in Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62 (49%) and Park Ridge Consolidated Community School District 64 (26%) and East Maine School District 63 (23%) and Glenview Community Consolidated School District 34 (2%) and Northfield Township High School District 225 (2%).
A−School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Maine Township spans 6 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Maine Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Maine Township | ZIP’s residents in Maine Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60016 | Des Plaines, IL | 37% | 84% |
| 60068 | Park Ridge, IL | 24% | 84% |
| 60714 | Niles, IL | 15% | 69% |
| 60018 | Des Plaines, IL | 14% | 67% |
| 60025 | Glenview, IL | 5% | 18% |
| 60053 | Morton Grove, IL | 4% | 25% |
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Maine Township
Who supplies Maine Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Des Plaines water system (EPA ID IL0310630). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.7 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Maine Township?
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Maine Township?
Xfinity, AT&T, Astound Broadband, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Maine Township?
60016 (37%), 60068 (24%), 60714 (15%), 60018 (14%), 60025 (5%), 60053 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Maine Township in?
Maine Township High School District 207. Parts of the city are in Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62 and Park Ridge Consolidated Community School District 64 and East Maine School District 63 and Glenview Community Consolidated School District 34 and Northfield Township High School District 225.
How do I register to vote in Maine 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 Cook 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.