Photo: Jefe317 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in North Chicago, IL: what to set up and who to call
The North Chicago water system reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate. 83% of systems its size reported none. Two school districts split the grades in North Chicago: North Chicago School District 187 and Lake Forest Community High School District 115.
I’m new in town
What to set up in North Chicago, 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 North Chicago.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of North Chicago. 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 North Chicago water system
The North Chicago water system supplies North Chicago: about 95% of residents live in its service area. About 5% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists Waukegan and Great Lakes Naval Training Station as sellers) and serves 16,813 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, the latest beginning Apr 2024. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 3.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 15.0 ppb. That’s higher than 85% 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. IL0971250.
5 home internet providers serve North Chicago
100% of 4,156 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, Fiber | 37% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 75% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 52% | 100/20 |
| E-vergent | Fixed wireless | 12% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in North Chicago is any weekday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in North Chicago, from the town’s own site and the hauler or county pages it links to.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (any weekday)
- RecyclingEvery week, same day as trash
From northchicago.org, the town’s official site; lrsrecycles.com, which northchicago.org links to for trash, checked Oct 21, 2026. 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.
North Chicago is in two districts that split the grades: North Chicago School District 187 and Lake Forest Community High School District 115.
B+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 Jul 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
North Chicago spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where North Chicago residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of North Chicago | ZIP’s residents in North Chicago |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60064 | North Chicago, IL | 49% | 100% |
| 60088 | Great Lakes, IL | 46% | 100% |
| 60044 | Lake Bluff, IL | 4% | 13% |
60086 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 North Chicago
Who supplies North Chicago’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The North Chicago water system (EPA ID IL0971250). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate. 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.6 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in North Chicago?
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve North Chicago?
Xfinity, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, E-vergent (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in North Chicago?
60064 (49%), 60088 (46%), 60044 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is North Chicago in?
North Chicago School District 187 and Lake Forest Community High School District 115. Parts of the city are in Libertyville Community High School District 128 and Lake Bluff Elementary School District 65 and Oak Grove School District 68.
How do I register to vote in North Chicago?
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: North Chicago’s own website (northchicago.org) and the hauler or county pages it links to (lrsrecycles.com), 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.