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Living in Reddick, IL: what to set up and who to call

The Reddick water system reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×4. 77% of systems its size reported none. The ER is a drive from Reddick: the closest is Riverside Medical Center, 19.1 miles away.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Reddick.

Electricity

Power comes from Commonwealth Edison

Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Reddick. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Reddick water system

The Reddick water system supplies almost all of Reddick. It draws ground water and serves 196 people in all.

4 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×4, the latest beginning Jul 2024. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. IL0914780.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Reddick

93% of 101 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 88% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
FrontierDSL85%90/5
ConxxusFiber83%8,000/8,000
GigFireFixed wireless82%150/130
VerizonFixed wireless64%25/6

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Reddick’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Reddick.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Reddick 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.

Reddick kids go to
PK–1Bonfield Grade Schoolin Bonfield
2–5Herscher Intermediate Schin Herscher
6–8Limestone Middle Schin Kankakee
9–12Herscher High Schoolin Herscher

Reddick is in Herscher Community Unit School District 2.

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, electionsReddick’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereKankakee County ClerkElections here are run by Kankakee County (county election office). Most of Reddick (89%) votes here; the rest in Livingston County (11%). 189 East Court St, Kankakee, IL 60901 · (815) 937-2990 · [email protected]FVAP, Aug 2026
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 Aug 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Reddick is in ZIP code 60961

ZIP codes where Reddick residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of ReddickZIP’s residents in Reddick
60961Reddick, IL100%27%
Area code815 & 779Wikidata

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.

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

Questions about living in Reddick

Who supplies Reddick’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Reddick water system (EPA ID IL0914780). It reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×4. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Reddick?

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

What internet providers serve Reddick?

Frontier, Conxxus, GigFire, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Reddick?

60961. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Reddick in?

Herscher Community Unit School District 2.

How do I register to vote in Reddick?

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 Kankakee 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.