Herbert A. Dilg House · Photo: Zol87 from Chicago, Illinois, USA · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Morton Grove, IL: what to set up and who to call
The latest lead test reported by the Morton Grove water system, which supplies Morton Grove, came in at 17.4 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), above the 15 ppb action level. The closest public drop-off to Morton Grove is Abt Recycling Center, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Morton Grove, 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 Morton Grove.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Morton Grove. 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 Morton Grove water system
The Morton Grove water system supplies almost all of Morton Grove. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Morton Grove - Niles Water Commission and Niles and Skokie as sellers) and serves 25,297 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 17.4 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 17.6 ppb. That’s higher than 100% 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. IL0311950.
5 home internet providers serve Morton Grove
100% of 8,315 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 40% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 91% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Astound Broadband | Cable | 3% | 1,500/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 88% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 60% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Morton Grove
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Morton Grove, from the town’s own site.
Morton Grove Village Hall
6101 Capulina Avenue, Morton Grove, IL 60053
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check mortongroveil.org →
From mortongroveil.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-05-01, 2026-10-07, 2026-10-09, 2026-10-16. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Morton Grove (82%) is in Niles Township Community High School District 219; parts are in Morton Grove School District 70 (39%) and Golf Elementary School District 67 (31%) and East Maine School District 63 (18%) and Maine Township High School District 207 (18%) and Skokie School District 69 (9%) and Niles Elementary School District 71 (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.
Morton Grove is in ZIP code 60053
ZIP codes where Morton Grove residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Morton Grove | ZIP’s residents in Morton Grove |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60053 | Morton Grove, IL | 100% | 100% |
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 Morton Grove
Who supplies Morton Grove’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Morton Grove water system (EPA ID IL0311950). 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 17.4 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Morton Grove?
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Morton Grove?
Xfinity, AT&T, Astound Broadband, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Morton Grove?
60053. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Morton Grove in?
Niles Township Community High School District 219. Parts of the city are in Morton Grove School District 70 and Golf Elementary School District 67 and East Maine School District 63 and Maine Township High School District 207 and Skokie School District 69 and Niles Elementary School District 71.
How do I register to vote in Morton Grove?
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: Morton Grove’s own website (mortongroveil.org), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.